| 单词 | putrefy |
| 释义 | putrefy (once / 4412 pages) v When eggs rot, they putrefy or start to smell really, really bad. Putrefy is to begin stinking, usually when rotting or decomposing. When you describe something as putrid, it means it is foul or disgusting –– drinking Coke and milk together is gross. Add ketchup, and the cocktail becomes putrid. But technically, putrid, like putrefy, refers to the smell of something organic that has begun to decompose. Open the lid of your garbage can and you will smell the putrefying remains of your meals. Both putrid and putrefy share the Latin root of putr which you can remember by its first two letters — P. U.! WORD FAMILYputrefy: putrefaction, putrefactive, putrefiable, putrefied, putrefies, putrefying+/putrefaction: putrefactions USAGE EXAMPLESHe claims that eating imported Chinese food—which he implies is always contaminated by “banned antibiotics, putrefying bacteria, heavy metals, or illegal pesticides”—is “suicidal.” Slate(Dec 22, 2016) In another room was an open casket containing a putrefying woman dressed for her wedding. Washington Post(Oct 26, 2016) The drab beige color highlighted by a repellant pink, the granular texture, and its metallic tang of putrefied iron had revolted me since early childhood. Slate(Aug 30, 2016) v become putrid; decay with an offensive smell organic matter putrefies Hyper decay undergo decay or decomposition |
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