decompose
英 [diːkəm'pəʊz]
美 [,dikəm'poz]
TEM8 IELTS GRE TOEFL CET6
1. com- "together" + pos- + -e.
2. 含义："put together, arrange, write" a work.
3. de- "apart, do the opposite of" + compose.
decompose 腐烂，分解de-, 不，非，使相反。compose, 组成。即分解，腐烂。
- decompose (v.)
- 1750s, "to separate into components," from de- "opposite of" + compose. Sense of "putrefy" is first recorded 1777. Related: Decomposed; decomposing.
- 1. The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.
- 随着细菌的分解，肥料逐渐释放出各种营养成分。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
- 废物腐烂时会产生沼气。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The eggs began to decompose after a day in the sun.
- 鸡蛋在太阳下放了一天后开始变坏.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. Most animals decompose very quickly after death.
- 大多数动物死后很快腐烂.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. You can apply heat to decompose organic compounds.
- 你可以加热来分解有机化合物.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
