| 单词 | molder |
| 释义 | molder (once / 9769 pages) v To molder is to disintegrate or rot. If you store your books in the damp basement of your uncle's house, they're sure to molder. Things molder when they're neglected or left to fall apart or become rotten. A ripe peach left on the counter will eventually molder, and even a person might molder, abandoned to grow old all alone in a remote rural house. You can see the word mold when you look at the verb molder, and in fact that's its origin, specifically the old verb form of mold, which is related to the Old Norse mygla, "grow moldy." WORD FAMILYmolder: moldered, moldering, molders USAGE EXAMPLESMolder said Mill’s leadership leaves him with some big shoes to fill. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) For that movie the brothers scouted a fading antebellum mansion and, on sets in Brooklyn, created a series of creepy, moldering interiors. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) On the forest floor, new trees sprouted out of the moldering logs of their dead ancestors. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) v break down Syn|Hypo|Hyper decompose, moulder, rot biodegrade break down naturally through the action of biological agents hangsuspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste decay undergo decay or decomposition |
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