Decay

(noun.) the organic phenomenon of rotting.

(noun.) a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current.

(noun.) the process of gradually becoming inferior.

(noun.) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation.

(noun.) an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; 'the corpse was in an advanced state of decay'; 'the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair'.

(verb.) fall into decay or ruin; 'The unoccupied house started to decay'.

(verb.) undergo decay or decomposition; 'The body started to decay and needed to be cremated'.

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• The wanderings led to the old ore-milling plant at Edison, now practically a mass of deserted buildings all going to decay. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The empire of the Great King enters upon a period of decay. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• No leaf will decay because we are removed, nor any branch become motionless although we can observe you no longer! 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• For siding, sheathing, sub-flooring, shingles, window casings and frames, redwood is much used, because of its resistance to decay, both from contact with moisture or dry rot. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• If one wishes the pits may be left uncovered, in which case something like a foot of the ensilage will decay and form a covering and protection for that beneath. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Deity unquestioned, thine essence foils decay! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The great Mongol Empire of Baber, Akbar, and Aurangzeb was now far gone in decay. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• In proportion as the resemblance decays, the probability diminishes; but still has some force as long as there remain any traces of the resemblance. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• From this point onward the glory of the Omayyad line decays. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The rose blossoms into beauty, fades, and decays. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Each view of the imagination produces its peculiar passion, which decays away by degrees, and is followed by a sensible vibration after the stroke. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Whole ages have fled and their works decayed, And nations have scattered been; But the stout old Ivy shall never fade, From its hale and hearty green. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I must say, I like to serve a decayed gentleman better than a blarnerying beggar. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• What would not your grandmothers have given to be asked to Lady Hester's parties in that now decayed mansion? 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• When the services of a dentist are not at hand and the teeth are badly decayed and aching, the following mouth wash is recommended. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• As the sole remaining representatives of their decayed family, the persons of both were almost sacred in her eyes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The decayed officer, by degrees, came up alongside his fellow-wayfarer, and wished him good evening. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• That large decayed oak, he said, marks the boundaries over which Front-de-Boeuf claims authority--we are long since far from those of Malvoisin. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Nature grows old, and shakes in her decaying limbs,--creation has become bankrupt! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Is it the secret instinct of decaying nature, or the soul's impulsive throb, as immortality draws on? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Ages ago trees and bushes grew thick and fast, and the ground was always covered with a deep layer of decaying vegetable matter. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• They were the decaying skeletons of departed mails, and in that lonely place, at that time of night, they looked chill and dismal. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Was that my child--that moveless decaying inanimation? 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• I venture to suggest that much of what is called corruption is the odor of a decaying political system done to death by an economic growth. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• At last she gave up her spying attitude, closed the telescope, and turned to the decaying embers. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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