| 释义 |
▪ I. decaying, vbl. n.|dɪˈkeɪɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of the verb decay.
1530Palsgr. 212/1 Decayeng of a thyng, ruine, decadence, decline. 1632Massinger City Madam i. i, These [a leg and foot], indeed, wench, are not so subject to decayings as the face. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 396 This..has been in a state of thriving and decaying many times.
▪ II. deˈcaying, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That decays; falling off, declining; falling into ruin; decomposing.
1530Palsgr. 309/2 Dekayeng..ruyneux. 1591Shakes. 1 Hen. VI, ii. v. 1 Kind Keepers of my weake decaying Age. 1651Hobbes Leviath. i. ii. 5 Imagination..is nothing but decaying sense. 1774Pennant Tour Scotl. in 1772, 4 The castle is a decaying pile. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 629 Her decaying industry and commerce. 1884Law Reports 16 Q. Bench Div. 65 A house..situate in a decaying borough. Mod. An odour of decaying leaves. |