decays

英 [dɪˈkeɪz]

美 [dɪˈkeɪz]

v.  (使)腐烂，腐朽; (建筑、地方等)破败，衰落，衰败; (力量、影响等)衰弱，衰退，衰减
decay的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尸体或死去的植物）腐烂，腐朽，腐败;(牙齿）遭蛀蚀
  When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a toothdecays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
  1. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
     埋在灰烬里的尸体慢慢地腐烂了。
  2. The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
     地上满是腐败的落叶。
  3. Decayis also a noun.
     
  4. When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.
     牙斑如果不清除就会导致牙齿蛀蚀和牙龈疾病。
• VERB (社会、制度、机构等）衰败，衰退，衰落
  If something such as a society, system, or institutiondecays, it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse.
  1. Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
     大众电影似乎已经衰落了。
  2. Congress has tried dozens of approaches to revitalize decaying urban and rural areas.
     国会已试行过数十种方法来重振正在走向衰败的城乡地区。
  3. Decayis also a noun.
     
  4. There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
     存在城市衰败和帮派暴力的问题。

双语例句

• Thus, delivery pressure remains constant even as cylinder pressure decays, eliminating the need for frequent control knob adjustment.
  因此，即使钢瓶压力下降，调整器的输出压力保持恒定，从而不需要经常调整控制钮。
• The models were run assuming no link between dark energy and dark matter, and were then repeated using the assumption that dark energy decays into dark matter.
  首先在假定暗物质和暗能量之间没有任何关系的情况下进行模拟，然后在假定暗能量衰变成暗物质的情况下重新进行模拟。
• Furthermore, light intensity decays accordingly to a given ratio of the distance from the lamp.
  另外，光线强度按比例随着与到灯之间的距离的拉大而减小。
• B meson decays are important places to test the standard model and search for possible new physics beyond the SM for their special qualities.
  介子衰变过程以其独特的性质成为检验标准模型，探索新物理的重要场所，是当前粒子物理学的一个重要研究领域。
• It decays linearly in time.
  浓度随时间线性衰减。
• Once your active corpse decays we will resurrect you at the nearest graveyard.
  一旦你的尸体开始腐坏，我们就会在最近的墓地将你复活。
• The more the room is filled with absorbent the faster the sound decays.
  房间的吸收率越高，声音就衰减得越快。
• In a single-stage regulator, delivery pressure increASes AS cylinder pressure decays, because there is less gAS pressure exerted on the valve stem.
  在单级调整器里，输出压力随钢瓶压力的减小而增大，这是因为施加在阀门系统上的气体压力减小了。
• In addition, unused ozone naturally and quickly decays to oxygen.
  除此之外，不用的新鲜空气自然地而且很快地衰退到氧。
• Most of that energy is released when the plant dies and decays.
  当植物死亡和腐烂时大部分的能量释放。