"decay" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 腐烂
• 衰退

Definition

腐烂是指某物慢慢分解或被破坏，比如食物腐烂，或某些事物（如建筑、社会、健康）的逐渐衰退。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于表示物理腐烂（食物、牙齿、植物）或渐进性的消极变化（道德、社会、结构）。既可作名词也可作动词。常见搭配如“tooth decay”、“moral decay”。不用于描述突然破坏。

Examples

If you leave fruit out, it will start to decay.

如果把水果放在外面，它会开始**腐烂**。

Tooth decay is caused by eating too much sugar.

牙齿**蛀坏**是因为吃太多糖造成的。

The old house fell into decay over the years.

这座老房子多年来逐渐**衰败**。

After the storm, you could smell the decay of fallen trees everywhere.

暴风雨过后，到处都能闻到倒下树木**腐烂**的味道。

Some people worry about the decay of traditional values in modern society.

有些人担心现代社会传统价值观的**衰退**。

Without regular cleaning, food will quickly decay in the fridge.

如果冰箱不常清理，食物会很快**腐烂**。