noun🔗Share腐烂，腐朽 The process or result of being gradually decomposed."The decay of the old apple showed that it had been sitting in the fruit bowl for too long. "那个老苹果的腐烂表明它在水果盘里放太久了。biologychemistryprocessnatureconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share衰败，衰落。 A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune."The slow decay of his reputation within the company led to his eventual dismissal. "他在公司里名誉的逐渐衰落最终导致了他的解雇。conditionagepropertybiologyenvironmentmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share衰退，腐烂。 To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality."The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street."这对情侣喜欢在四十三街那家正在衰败的医院里拍照。biologymedicineenvironmentqualityconditionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share腐烂，腐朽 (of organic material) To rot, to go bad."The leftover apples in the fruit bowl began to decay quickly. "果盘里剩下的苹果开始很快腐烂了。biologyfoodorganismplantfruitvegetableenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share衰变 (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons."The radioactive isotope in the science lab decayed quickly, emitting dangerous radiation. "实验室里的放射性同位素迅速衰变，释放出危险的辐射。physicschemistryenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share衰变 (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon."The excited atom will quickly decay, emitting a photon of light as it returns to its ground state. "受激原子会迅速衰变，在回到基态的过程中释放出一个光子。physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share速度衰减，减速。 Loss of airspeed due to drag."The airplane's speed began to decay as it climbed, due to the increased air resistance. "由于空气阻力增大，飞机在爬升过程中速度开始衰减。technicalphysicsnauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share腐烂，腐朽 To cause to rot or deteriorate."The apple started to decay after being left out of the refrigerator for a week. "这 个 苹 果 在 离 开 冰 箱 放 了 一 个 礼 拜 后 开 始 腐 烂 了。biologymedicineenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
