/dɪˈkeɪ ||; dɪˈke/verb[I] 1 to become bad or be slowly destroyed 腐朽；腐烂: the decaying carcass of a dead sheep 一头死羊的腐烂尸体 [SYN] rot 同义词为rot
2 to become weaker or less powerful 衰落；衰退:
His business empire began to decay. 他的商业王国开始衰落。 ➔decayed adj a decayed tooth 蛀牙