ADJECTIVE | VERB + DECAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤rapid迅速腐爛▸➤slow慢慢腐爛▸➤dental, tooth蛀牙▸➤industrial, urban工業衰敗;城市衰落▸➤moral, physical, social道德敗壞;身體衰弱;社會衰落VERB + DECAY➤cause導致腐爛◇Bacteria stick to food debris in the teeth, causing decay.細菌附着在牙縫中的食物殘渣上,導致蛀牙。➤stop阻止衰退◇Without a lot of money, the mayor won't be able to stop urban decay.若沒有大量的資金,市長就無法阻止城市的衰落。➤reverse扭轉頹勢◇This government promises to reverse industrial decay.這屆政府承諾扭轉工業衰退的局面。➤prevent防止腐爛◇The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.這塊木頭用防腐劑作過防腐處理。➤fall into陷入衰敗狀態◇old buildings that had fallen into decay日趨破敗的舊建築PREPOSITION➤in decay在衰敗中◇The derelict buildings are the signs of a town in decay.這些荒廢的建築兆示着一個城市的衰落。➤decay in⋯的衰退◇Smoking accelerates decay in the heart and arteries.吸煙加速心臟和動脈的老化。➤decay of⋯的衰敗◇the slow decay of the castle and the surrounding buildings城堡和周圍建築物的緩慢破敗PHRASES➤the process of decay衰退過程▸➤signs of decay腐蝕跡象◇My dentist could not find any signs of decay.牙醫找不到我的牙齒有任何蛀蝕的跡象。➤an odour/odor of decay, a smell of decay, a stench of decay腐爛的臭味◇A smell of decay pervaded the air.空氣中瀰漫着一股腐臭味。➤a state of decay衰敗狀態
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