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putrefied

/pyoo-truh-fahy/US // ˈpyu trəˌfaɪ //UK // (ˈpjuːtrɪˌfaɪ) //

腐烂的,腐烂,腐败的,腐化的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pu·tre·fied, pu·tre·fy·ing.

    • : to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pu·tre·fied, pu·tre·fy·ing.

    • : to become putrid; rot.
    • : to become gangrenous.

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Examples

  • And most persons like fresh meat kept till it begins to be tender; that is, begins to putrefy.

  • All these dainties were hung about my saddle, for the hotter the sun shines on them the less does the meat putrefy.

  • When hides putrefy, one of the first results is that the hair is loosened.

  • A murrain occurred the same year; at one place five thousand sheep died in the pasture and were left to putrefy.

  • Also many substances, being at rest, putrefy, and thereby become quite different from what they were before.