adjective [原级] 腐烂的；腐败的；衰退的
Even young children have teeth so decayed they need to be pulled. 连幼儿也有这么严重的龋齿，需要拔掉。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 腐烂；衰退（decay 的过去分词）
If the body has only partially decayed, it is reburied in a smaller cheaper grave, but not for long, the body will be dug up again some time later when it has fully decayed. 如果尸体没有完全腐烂，尸体会被重新埋在一个较小较廉价的墓地中，不久后，当尸体完全腐烂时，就会被再次挖出来。
