| 单词 | putrefy |
| 释义 | putrefy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBiologyputrefypu‧tre‧fy /ˈpjuːtrəfaɪ/ verb (putrefied, putrefying, putrefies) [intransitive]formalHB if a dead animal or plant putrefies, it decays and smells very bad —putrefaction /ˌpjuːtrəˈfækʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusputrefy• Two days dead, the body was beginning to putrefy and the stench made both Benjamin and myself gag.Origin putrefy (1400-1500) Latin putrefacere, from putrere ( → PUTRID) + facere “to make” |
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