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🔑decayde·cay1 /dɪˈkeɪ / verb [intransitive] - to become bad or fall apart腐烂；腐朽；破败◆The old farm buildings had been left to decay.农场的老旧房舍遭到废弃，日渐破败。◆Children's teeth will decay if they eat too much candy.儿童吃太多糖果会蛀牙。
- to become weaker or less efficient衰弱；衰退◆The Roman Empire had by then begun to decay.那时候罗马帝国已开始衰落。
🔑decayde·cay2 /dɪˈkeɪ / noun [uncountable] the process or state of being slowly destroyed腐烂；腐朽；破败◆tooth decay蛀牙◆Many of the old houses had fallen into decay.很多老房子已破败不堪。 |