| 釋義 |
decayn.
1. decline in fortune. decline from a better to a worsestate命運下降.衰落。
△Lr.5.3.290 (289): “That fromyour first of difference and decay,Have followedyour sad steps，” 自從你一開始改變命運、遭受坎坷，我就一直追隨著你的不幸的命運。
2. downfall,end垮臺，結(jié)局。
△Wiv.5.5.156 (143):“This is enough to be the decay of lust and late-walk-ing through the realm.”罷了，這也是我貪歡好色、做夜游神的下場。
3. downfall,ruin垮臺.毀滅。
△2H.IV.4.4.66: “op-posed decay!”i.e. the ruin facing him.面臨的毀滅。
△2H.VI.3.1.194:“For,good King Henry. thy de-cay I fear.”因為，好亨利王，我怕你要垮臺。
4. ruin,death毀滅，死亡。
△3H.VI.4.4.16:“Till thenfair hope must hinder life’s decay；” i.e. only hope candelay my downfall and death.在那時候到來之前，只有靠美好的希望維持我的生命不致崩潰
great decay: ruin of a great man. great man falleninto ruin. ruined great man大人物的覆滅，陷于覆滅中的大人物。
△ Lr.5.3.299 (298):“What comfort to thisgreat decay(i.e.Lear) may come╱ Shall be applied.”對于這一位遭難的大人物，我們要盡一切可能給以安慰。
decayvt. cause to decay. impair. injure使衰朽，損害，損傷。
△Tw.1.5.81 (76): “Infirmity,that decays thewise,doth ever make the better fool (i.e. make thefool more foolish).”老病，使得聰明人衰朽，卻使得傻子更傻得厲害。
～ vi. become weak變得衰弱。
△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 一定會衰弱下去。 decay[di?kei]v.音量衰減n.腐爛，腐敗，衰敗
◇fall into decay衰落
in decay腐敗（下去），布景工 |