decaying

英 [dɪˈkeɪɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈkeɪɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词：decaying　

BNC.13944 / COCA.14659

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

• The smell of decaying meat overpowered Crompton. The rotten meat stunk up the whole house.
  腐肉的臭味使克朗普顿受不了。腐烂了的肉使整个房间充满了臭味。
• I have a decaying tooth.
  我有一颗蛀牙。
• Not only can vermin arise from decaying matter but that lice can originate form sweat.
  不仅从腐烂的物质中能产生寄生虫，而且从汗液中能产生虱子。
• Treatment of damaged or decaying trees.
  对损坏的树木的修剪。
• The larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter.
  家蝇和大苍蝇的幼虫，常见于腐烂的物质。
• Can a substance from a fungus that grows on decaying trees provide a cure for aggressive prostate cancer?
  自腐烂树木上生长的真菌中提取的物质对进展期前列腺癌有治疗作用吗？
• A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer.
  腐烂植物和粪便的混合物，用作肥料。
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue.
  鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。
• I have two decaying teeth.
  我长了两颗蛀牙。
• I saw that rusting bulkheads and decaying decks had given way during the winter.
  我看见生锈的舱壁和朽坏的舱面已在冬季坍塌。