"decayed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 腐烂的
• 腐败的

Definition

“Decayed” 指某物因细菌或自然过程随着时间腐烂或损坏。常用来形容食物、牙齿、建筑等已失去原有良好状态的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述事物被动受损，如“decayed wood”“decayed teeth”。表示物理腐烂、分解，不用于指人。多用于有机物或被荒废的地方。有别于“spoiled”（变质的食物）或“broken”（坏了的机器）。

Examples

There was a decayed apple at the bottom of the basket.

篮子底部有一个**腐烂的**苹果。

The dentist had to remove the decayed tooth.

牙医不得不拔掉**腐烂的**牙齿。

We found some decayed wood in the old shed.

我们在老棚子里发现了一些**腐烂的**木头。

The fruit looked fine on the outside but was completely decayed inside.

这个水果外表看起来很好，里面却全都**腐烂了**。

The smell from the decayed garbage was awful.

**腐烂的**垃圾味道特别难闻。

Parts of the abandoned house were badly decayed after years of neglect.

废弃房子的部分区域因多年无人打理已经严重**腐烂**。