"decay" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 腐爛
• 衰退

Definition

腐爛是指某物慢慢分解或被破壞，比如食物腐爛，或某些事物（如建築、社會、健康）的逐漸衰退。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於表示物理腐爛（食物、牙齒、植物）或漸進性的負面變化（道德、社會、結構）。既可作名詞也可作動詞。常見搭配如“tooth decay”、“moral decay”。不用於描述突然性的毀壞。

Examples

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

如果把水果放在外面，它會開始**腐爛**。

Tooth decay is caused by eating too much sugar.

牙齒**蛀壞**是因為喫太多糖造成的。

The old house fell into decay over the years.

這座老房子多年來逐漸**衰敗**。

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

暴風雨過後，到處都能聞到倒下樹木**腐爛**的味道。

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

有些人擔心現代社會傳統價值觀的**衰退**。

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

如果冰箱不常清理，食物會很快**腐爛**。