单词decay
v.: 衰减；腐朽；衰败
n.: 腐烂；衰退；腐朽
网络: 衰变；腐败
腐烂；腐朽:
the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying)
（社会、机构、制度等的）衰败，衰退，衰落:
the gradual destruction of a society, an institution, a system, etc.
（使）腐烂，腐朽:
to be destroyed gradually by natural processes; to destroy sth in this way
（建筑、地方等）破败，衰落，衰败:
if a building or an areadecays , its condition slowly becomes worse
（力量、影响等）衰弱，衰退，衰减:
to become less powerful and lose influence over people, society, etc.
【无线电】衰变
遗骸
风化,退化,变性,熄灭;能量损失
作用
毛病
〔化〕分解,瓦解,解体
没落,凋零
衰微,衰退
朽,腐烂
蜕变,衰变,衰退,〔物〕衰减
破旧,破坏
减少,减小
凋谢,枯
败坏
没落;剥落;逐渐下降
衰落;退化
使朽坏;使衰退
衰减,衰退
衰变,衰颓,衰落,衰减,衰减到
过去分词：decayed
现在分词：decaying
第三人称单数：decays
v.+n.:
prevent decay
n.deteriorationdeclinedecompositionrotrottingv.decomposefesterperishmoldercrumble
n.growthv.flourish
Giant detectors built to look for a hypothetical form of radioactivity in which protons decay never found such a thing.
为了探测质子衰变放射性的假想形式，人们修建了巨大的探测器，但这些探测器从没发现这种东西。
It had been used for practical ends, to identify elements and to unravel radioactive decay chains.
已将其用于实践的目的，去鉴别元素和阐明放射性衰变系。
The only thing that makes sense to me is to identify when a method is starting to decay and replace it with one that isn"t.
对于我来说唯一有意义的事情是识别什么时候一个方法开始衰减，并用一个没有衰减的方法替换它。
Rising crime is often cited as a prime example of mounting social decay .
犯罪的上升经常被当作越来越严重的社会倒退的主要例子。
The high aid new technology represents the present technical progress which can create remarkable economic efficiency, but easy to decay.
高新技术代表当今科技的最新进展，能创造出显著的经济效益，但也具有明显的易逝性。
The wind was blowing the autumn decay around the forest, stirring up a symphony of sounds my attention drew increasingly closer to.
秋风吹过衰败的树林，仿佛一曲交响乐，越来越引起我的注意。
Exactly what has scientists so on edge is the fact that the natural rate of decay of atomic particles has always been predictable.
确切的说，令科学家们如此紧张不安的是，原子微粒的自然衰变率曾经一直是可预测的。
"Radiogenic decay is at a constant rate over the aeons, which can be measured by physically counting particles, " explained Bouvier.
Bouvier解释说：“放射性衰减亘古恒定不变，由此其可以通过物理学的颗粒计数来测量。”
Others call it a shout-out to the man who studied microbial decay, brought you spoilage-resistant milk and found a vaccine for rabies.
还有人认为把这认为是巴斯德的一种留言或者是警示，而巴斯德研究微生物衰变，并为我们研究出了抗腐败牛奶以及发现了狂犬疫苗。
Day continued to broadcast on the loss of human nature, moral decay is the thing it is often seen.
每天陆陆续续播报的关于人性缺失，道德沦丧的事情已经是屡见不鲜了。