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decayed 音标拼音: [dək'ed] adj. 腐烂的 腐烂的 decayed adj 1: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; " rotten floor boards"; " rotted beams"; " a decayed foundation" [ synonym: { decayed}, { rotten}, { rotted}] Decay \ De* cay"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Decayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Decaying}.] [ OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. d[' e] choir, to decline, fall, become less; L. de- cadere to fall. See { Chance}.] To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay. [ 1913 Webster] Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. -- Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster]
Decayed \ De* cayed"\, a. Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed fortune or gentleman. -- { De* cay" ed* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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