an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"腐食の進行に起因するあまり良くない状態腐食
例:The house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair. その家は破損と荒廃のひどい状態に陥っていた。
undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"腐敗または分解を経る腐る
例:The body started to decay and needed to be cremated. 死体が腐り始めたので、火葬しなければならなかった。
the organic phenomenon of rotting有機物の腐っていく現象腐食
the process of gradually becoming inferior徐々に劣っていく過程頽廃
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current漸進的な減少漸減