柯林斯詞典decompose /?di?k?m?p??z/ (decomposing,decomposed,decomposes) 1. V-T/V-I When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay. 使分解; 分解 ...a dead body found decomposing in the woods. …在樹林裡發(fā)現(xiàn)的正在腐爛的一具死屍。 The debris slowly decomposes into compost. 這堆碎屑慢慢地分解變成了堆肥。 返回 decompose劍橋詞典to decay , or to cause something to decay （使）腐化，（使）腐爛 The body must have been decomposing for several weeks . 那具屍躰肯定已經(jīng)腐爛好幾個星期了。 chemistry specialized to break , or to break something, into smaller parts （使）分解，（使）分化 Microbes decompose organic waste into a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide . 微生物把有機廢物分解爲(wèi)一種甲烷和二氧化碳的混郃物。 返回 decompose