decay 的 3 个定义
- to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate.
- Physics. to change spontaneously into one or more different nuclei in a process in which atomic particles, as alpha particles, are emitted from the nucleus, electrons are captured or lost, or fission takes place.
- to cause to decay or decompose; rot: The dampness of the climate decayed the books.
- decomposition; rot: Decay made the wood unsuitable for use.
- a gradual falling into an inferior condition; progressive decline: the decay of international relations; the decay of the Aztec civilizations.
- decline in or loss of strength, health, intellect, etc.: His mental decay is distressing.
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decay 近义词
breaking down, collapse
decay 的近义词 44 个
- blight
- corrosion
- decomposition
- degeneration
- deterioration
- disintegration
- disrepair
- extinction
- impairment
- rot
- adulteration
- atrophy
- caries
- consumption
- crumbling
- decadence
- decline
- decrease
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- depreciation
- dilapidation
- dissolution
- downfall
- dying
- fading
- failing
- gangrene
- mortification
- perishing
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- putridness
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- senescence
- spoilage
- spoilation
- wasting
- withering
- wasting away
decay 的反义词 13 个
deteriorate, crumble
decay 的近义词 51 个
- atrophy
- corrode
- decompose
- degenerate
- discolor
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- dwindle
- fade
- get worse
- lessen
- mortify
- pollute
- rot
- shrivel
- wane
- wither
- blight
- collapse
- curdle
- decline
- defile
- depreciate
- dry-rot
- fail
- mildew
- mold
- molder
- perish
- putrefy
- sap
- sicken
- sink
- slump
- spoil
- suppurate
- turn
- weaken
- be impaired
- become contaminated
- break up
- go bad
- go to seed
- go to the dogs
- hit rock bottom
- hit the skids
- pejorate
- putresce
- reach depths
- waste away
- wear away
decay 的反义词 23 个
更多decay例句
- That low-oxygen setting almost certainly slowed tissue decay, the scientists say, giving it time to be preserved.
- In the decay of the Clubhouse model, we sense that the creator economy is all hat and not enough cowboy.
- These fossils preserve an incredible amount of anatomical detail, as well as behaviors, mainly because very little decay takes place after the organism is rapidly trapped in the resin.
- Her sincerity is most evident when she captures signs of decay.
- Also, their penchant for tunneling creates a naturally aerated environment for the decay to happen.
- Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
- As a means of preventing tooth decay in those cities that do fluoridate, the practice certainly looks like a success.
- Their decay proceeded without a ready supply of oxygen, producing hydrocarbons like methane instead of oxygen-bearing molecules.
- Political Order and Political Decay Francis Fukuyama (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) How are strong democratic states created?
- A drawing of what was deemed a “deer pig” was also sent through the uranium decay ringer.
- The General in command of the station was a feeble old man, suffering from senile decay.
- It will hold tenaciously there, the last of its race, days after the decay of its greener and more healthy-looking mates.
- The decay and ruin of nearly all the "old families" in Ireland are among the penalties of disregarding it.
- The old dining-hall had shared in the general decay, and been shorn of all its ancient honours.
- It is likewise formed daring the decay of animal and vegetable matters, and is consequently evolved from dung and compost heaps.