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decayn.
1. decline in fortune. decline from a better to a worsestate命运下降.衰落。
△Lr.5.3.290 (289): “That fromyour first of difference and decay,Have followedyour sad steps，” 自从你一开始改变命运、遭受坎坷，我就一直追随着你的不幸的命运。
2. downfall,end垮台，结局。
△Wiv.5.5.156 (143):“This is enough to be the decay of lust and late-walk-ing through the realm.”罢了，这也是我贪欢好色、做夜游神的下场。
3. downfall,ruin垮台.毁灭。
△2H.IV.4.4.66: “op-posed decay!”i.e. the ruin facing him.面临的毁灭。
△2H.VI.3.1.194:“For,good King Henry. thy de-cay I fear.”因为，好亨利王，我怕你要垮台。
4. ruin,death毁灭，死亡。
△3H.VI.4.4.16:“Till thenfair hope must hinder life’s decay；” i.e. only hope candelay my downfall and death.在那时候到来之前，只有靠美好的希望维持我的生命不致崩溃
great decay: ruin of a great man. great man falleninto ruin. ruined great man大人物的覆灭，陷于覆灭中的大人物。
△ Lr.5.3.299 (298):“What comfort to thisgreat decay(i.e.Lear) may come╱ Shall be applied.”对于这一位遭难的大人物，我们要尽一切可能给以安慰。
decayvt. cause to decay. impair. injure使衰朽，损害，损伤。
△Tw.1.5.81 (76): “Infirmity,that decays thewise,doth ever make the better fool (i.e. make thefool more foolish).”老病，使得聪明人衰朽，却使得傻子更傻得厉害。
～ vi. become weak变得衰弱。
△2H.IV. 1.1.164: “thewhich (= which),if you give o’er╱ To stormy pas-sion. must perforce decay.”如果你一味陷入狂暴的悲痛之中，你的健康就 一定会衰弱下去。 decay[diˈkei]v.音量衰减n.腐烂，腐败，衰败
◇fall into decay衰落
in decay腐败（下去），布景工 |