例句:Some of rubbish rots away over a long time.
有些垃圾時間久了就爛掉了。
rotten adj. 腐爛的,惡臭的,墮落的,風(fēng)化的,虛弱的
例句:This place has an odious smell; something must be rotten.
這個地方有一股臭味,一定有東西腐爛了。
decay v. 腐朽,衰減n. 腐朽,衰減
例句:The Empire decayed in the nineteenth century.
帝國在十九世紀(jì)時衰落。
erode vt. 侵蝕,腐蝕vi. 受腐蝕,逐漸銷蝕掉
例句:The sea has eroded the cliff face over the years.
海水經(jīng)年累月沖刷著峭壁的表面。
erosion n. 腐蝕,侵蝕
例句:Soil erosion by rain and wind is a serious problem for thehistorical relics.
雨和風(fēng)對土壤的侵蝕對歷史古跡來說是個嚴(yán)重問題。