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1 decay
1. I1) apples (vegetables, etc.) decay фрукты и т. д. портятся /гниют/; the old man's teeth are decaying зубы у старика разрушаются / портятся, гниют/; flowers (plants, etc.) decay цветы и т. д. вянут2) his powers are decaying его силы иссякают, он слабеет3) his farm has decayed его хозяйство пришло в упадок; their family has decayed их род захирел /пришел в упадок/; feudal society (their Empire, etc.) decayed феодальное общество и т. д. распалось2. IIdecay in some manner1) decay swiftly быстро /скоро/ портиться / гнить, разлагаться/2) decay mentally духовно / умственно/ деградировать; decay physically физически слабеть3. XVIdecay with smth. decay with age (with time) разрушаться с возрастом (со временем); his eyesight decays with age с возрастом его зрение слабеет -
2 decay
1. [dıʹkeı] n1. 1) гниение, разложение; увядание2) порча; разрушениеthe decay of a building - разрушение /обветшание/ здания
the decay of information - информ. разрушение информации
to fall into decay - ветшать [см. тж. 2, 1)]
to preserve smth. from decay - уберечь что-л. от порчи
2. 1) ослабление, упадок, расстройство; распад; загниваниеsenile decay - дряхлость, старческая немощь
the decay of intellectual power - ослабление интеллектуальных способностей
to fall into decay, редк. to go to decay - приходить в упадок /запустение/ [см. тж. 1, 2)]
3) спец. спад, ослабление3. 1) хим. распад2) физ. радиоактивный распадalpha [beta, gamma] decay - альфа- [бета-, гамма-] распад
4. физ. затухание, спад (свечения и т. п.)5. тлв. послесвечение экрана ( электронно-лучевой трубки)6. уст. уменьшение, сокращение2. [dıʹkeı] v1. 1) гнить, разлагаться; портиться (тж. о зубах)2) ветшать, разрушаться ( о зданиях)3) увядать ( о растениях)2. 1) хиреть, слабеть, чахнуть, сдавать, угасать; приходить в упадок, распадаться ( о государстве)3. опуститься ( о человеке)4. физ. распадаться5. физ. спадать, затухать6. уст. уменьшаться, сокращаться
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