decompose

US [ˌdikəmˈpoʊz]
UK [ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz]
  • v.分解;(使)分解;(使)腐烂;衰变
  • Web腐败;蜕变;分析
Past Participle:decomposed  Present Participle:decomposing  Simple Present:decomposes  
decompose
v.
1.
[i][t]
腐烂to be destroyed gradually by natural chemical processes
a decomposing corpse
正在腐烂的尸体
As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
废物腐烂时会产生沼气。
a decomposed body
已经腐烂了的尸体
2.
[t][i]
~ (sth) (into sth)
(使)分解to divide sth into smaller parts; to divide into smaller parts

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