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单词 decay
释义
decay
verb
uk
/dɪˈkeɪ/us
/dɪˈkeɪ/
B2[IorT]
tobecomegraduallydamaged,worse, or less; tocausesomething to do this:
腐蚀；（使）衰败，（使）衰弱
Sugar makesyourteethdecay.糖能引起蛀牙。
Theroleof theextendedfamilyhas been decaying for sometime.大家庭的作用开始减弱已经有一段时间了。
Pollution has decayed thesurfaceof thestoneworkon thefrontof thecathedral.大教堂前部的石刻表面已经因为污染受到了侵蚀。
thesmellof decayingmeat腐肉气味
[I]physicsspecialized
If aradioactivesubstancedecays, itchangesto a differentform,producingradiation:
（放射性物质）衰变
Radioactiveuraniumdecaysintostableleadat aknownrate.放射性铀以已知的速率衰变为稳定的铅。
As the actinium-225 decays, it gives offshort-lived,highlyenergizedalphaparticles.随着锕-225的衰变，它会释放出寿命短、能量高的α粒子。
More examples
  • Floating in thedirtyriverweredeadfish, alreadystartingto decay.
  • Thebacterialiveonfoodparticlesandproduceacidthat decays theenamelonyourteeth.
  • Thefleshon adeadbodydecays veryrapidly.
  • It'ssadtowatchabeautifulrosewitherand decay in such ashorttime.
  • Plants andanimalsdecay into thesoil,replenishingthemineralsandnutrients.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Decaying and staying fresh
  • best-before date
  • biodegradable
  • biodegrade
  • compost
  • decompose
  • decomposition
  • go off
  • nonperishable
  • nutrient cycling
  • out of date
  • perish
  • perishable
  • pull date
  • rack
  • seed
  • sell-by date
  • shrivel
  • shrivelled
  • spoil
  • spoilage
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Deteriorating and making worse
Physical & chemical processes
Physics: radiation & radioactivity
decay
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈkeɪ/us
/dɪˈkeɪ/
C2
theprocessof decaying:
腐蚀；衰败，衰弱
environmental/industrial/moral/urbandecay环境恶化／工业衰退／道德沦丧／城市衰落
dental/toothdecay蛀牙
Thebuildingshadstartedtofallintodecay.那些建筑已经开始破败了。
Thisindustryhas beenindecay for sometime.这个行业早就开始衰退了。
physicsspecialized
theprocessby which aradioactivesubstancechangesto a differentform,producingradiation:
（放射性物质的）衰变
Radon isemittedin thenaturaldecay ofradioactivematerialsinrockandsoil.氡是岩石和土壤中的放射性物质在自然衰变的过程中释放出来的。
the decayrateof beryllium-7铍-7的衰变率
More examples
  • Manychildrencome to us withseveredentaldecay.
  • Unemployment andinnercitydecay areinseparableissueswhich must betackledtogether.
  • Sugar is amajorcauseoftoothdecay.
  • Themansionhad anatmosphereofgenteeleleganceand decay.
  • Areas of the mostseriousurbandecay are toreceivefundsfor newbuildingandredevelopmentschemes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Decaying and staying fresh
  • best-before date
  • biodegradable
  • biodegrade
  • compost
  • decompose
  • decomposition
  • go off
  • nonperishable
  • nutrient cycling
  • out of date
  • perish
  • perishable
  • pull date
  • rack
  • seed
  • sell-by date
  • shrivel
  • shrivelled
  • spoil
  • spoilage
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Physical & chemical processes
Physics: radiation & radioactivity
(Definition ofdecayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

decay| American Dictionary

decay
noun[U]
us
/dɪˈkeɪ/
damage, or astatethatbecomesgraduallyworse:
Thedentistsays I have a lot oftoothdecay.
There’s still too muchcrime,poverty, and decay in theneighborhood.
Yourattitudejustcontributesto thegrowingsocialdecay.

decaynoun[U](PROCESS)

physicsus/dɪˈkeɪ/
theprocessby which aradioactivesubstancebreaksdown andsendsoutharmfulradiation

decay

verb[I/T]us
/dɪˈkeɪ/
[I]Cityservicesarerapidlydecaying.

decaying

adjective[not gradable]us
/dɪˈkeɪ·ɪŋ/
Emptylotsstandnext toabandoned, decayingbuildings.
(Definition ofdecayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdecay

decay
Conversely, no scattered particles exist at early times, and instead the scattered distribution grows from zero as the unscattered streaming distribution decays.
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The case where a lower-hybrid pump wave decays into daughter and ion-cyclotron waves in a plasma with ion-temperature anisotropy is considered.
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Ideally there should be eight perceivable repetitions (decaying away) which would be an octave transposition (8 6 3/4 tone) in all.
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Assume that we take initial conditions so that this magnitude decays.
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The monastic community itself had decayed because no ordination had taken place for a considerable time.
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Regressing to models of decaying exponentials led to improved quality in the synthesis of several of the percussive tracks.
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Such regions and waves cannot exist in isotropic plasmas, where the wave is a superposition only of oscillating or of exponentially decaying partial waves.
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The reverse is true for wall pressure, which decays less rapidly in continuum flow.
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At marginal instability, the real part of only one eigenvalue changes sign from negative (decaying disturbance) t o positive (growing disturbance).
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Indeed, it seems that it is this lacunarity what makes possible certain properties such as decays of correlations and the central limit theorem.
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If one adds a damping term, the oscillation decays.
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Diaspores are gravity dispersed and the seed coat rapidly decays, exposing cotyledons to the immediate environment prior to germination.
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Seeds were either already decayed or were in the process of decaying.
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Manly independence decayed as the individual allowed his body to be built up by such "external" forces of the "non-ego" (1904 247).
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Many of these were envisioned as artistic undertakings that would ameliorate the urban environment, such as improving water supplies or cleaning up decayed neighborhoods.
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Collocationswithdecay

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decay mode
The second employs the lower-hybrid wave as the decay mode.
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decay product
In 1983, they repeated the experiment using a new technique: measurement of alpha decay from adecayproductthat had been separated out chemically.
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dental decay
The addition of a very small amount of fluoride to drinking water in appropriate localities likewise prevents or reduces dental decay, but on this matter there has been considerable resistance.
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