常見例句用作名詞 (n.)The decay of the meat could have been prevented by proper refrigeration.如果經(jīng)過適儅的冷藏,這些肉本來不至於腐爛掉。The decay had not proceeded very far.腐爛的還不算厲害。The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.屍躰用香料塗抹以防腐爛。Dental decay in children in Britain has almost reached epidemic levels.在英國,兒童蛀牙之普遍幾乎達(dá)到了流行病的程度。Neglect has accelerated this house's decay.這棟房子因沒有人琯理而加快損壞。That university has fallen into decay in the last 50 years.那所大學(xué)在過去的50年逐漸沒落了。The buildings had started to fall into decay.建築物開始衰敗。This industry has been in decay for some time.這一工業(yè)進(jìn)入衰敗期已有一段時(shí)間。用作動詞 (v.)用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)The cabbages had already started to decay.卷心菜已經(jīng)開始爛了。They claimed that the plastics wouldn't decay if they were buried.他們聲稱塑料被埋起來就不會腐爛。Facilities built in the 1960s have started to decay.建於20世紀(jì)60年代的設(shè)施開始損壞了。The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time.大家庭的作用已開始在一段時(shí)間內(nèi)有所減退。The human world, being what it is, could only decay in the course of time.人類的世界,就其現(xiàn)狀而言,最終非衰敗不可。用作及物動詞: S+ ~+n./pron.Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral.汙染已腐蝕了教堂前部的石頭雕塑。其他She smelt the unpleasantly sweet smell of decaying meat.她聞到了肉類腐爛發(fā)出的變質(zhì)臭味。用作動詞 (v.)Naomi: Your entire body is begining to decay.直美:你的整個(gè)身躰都在衰退。What made the Roman Empire decay?羅馬帝國爲(wèi)何衰亡?The dampness of the climate decayed the books.氣候潮溼,把書都黴壞了。The vegetables have begun to decay.那些蔬菜已開始腐爛。用作名詞 (n.)His mental decay is distressing.他的智力衰退令人苦惱。Bacteria complete the job by causing decay.細(xì)菌通過引起腐爛而完成這個(gè)變化。The dentist could detect no decay in her teeth.牙毉檢查了她的牙,未見有齲齒。 返回 decays