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词汇 putrefaction
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Definition of putrefaction in English:

putrefaction

noun ˌpjuːtrɪˈfakʃ(ə)nˌpjutrəˈfækʃən
mass noun
  • The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter.

    腐烂(或腐坏)过程

    the breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The temperature was slightly elevated, the cadaver showed no sign of putrefaction.
    • Every time you scratch the surface, a terrifying smell of putrefaction comes out.
    • It appears to be the remains of a dog, in a moderate state of putrefaction.
    • I already knew my hand had to be decomposing without circulation, but I wasn't sure how fast the putrefaction had advanced.
    • Just pop this disc in the player and you'll have all the putrefaction you could ask for.
    • Burrowing behind the putrefaction that lines the intestinal walls, they consume and destroy harmful microorganisms.
    • Pausing for a moment before it strode forward, one of the five monsters spoke, the stench of putrefaction heavy upon its breath.
    • The putrefaction of the trade unions had reached an advanced stage.
    • To do otherwise would merely cultivate an artificial scab over the putrefaction beneath.
    • She too becomes a zombie, though that's not a bad thing because along with the putrefaction comes a dramatic rise in Patsy's sex appeal.
    • The air was stuffy and there was an unbearable stench of blood and putrefaction.
    • Movies that look deeply into the human soul and uncover putrefaction are hard sells.
    • The formula of continued life is death, or putrefaction.
    • As soon as a gap to the underlying chamber was opened, the unmistakable stench associated with putrefaction became terribly evident.
    • From this standpoint, the Medicare bill is an object lesson in the putrefaction of democracy in the US.
    • Also evident is the advanced state of putrefaction for what is passed off as political thought in the United States.
    • Is this then the end of the long march of human civilisation, this spiritual suicide, this quiet putrefaction of the soul into matter?
    • Garlic was really just a way of disguising putrefaction.
    • The putrefaction in the financial world extends to government as well.
    • Afterwards, Hong Fen Gao (Mercuric Oxide Paste) was applied to transform putrefaction and generate flesh.
    Synonyms
    dirt, muck, grime, mud, mire, sludge, slime, ooze, foul matter

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin putrefactio(n-), from putrefacere 'make rotten' (see putrefy).

Rhymes

abstraction, action, attraction, benefaction, compaction, contraction, counteraction, diffraction, enaction, exaction, extraction, faction, fraction, interaction, liquefaction, malefaction, petrifaction, proaction, protraction, redaction, retroaction, satisfaction, stupefaction, subtraction, traction, transaction, tumefaction, vitrifaction

Definition of putrefaction in US English:

putrefaction

nounˌpjutrəˈfækʃənˌpyo͞otrəˈfakSHən
  • The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter.

    腐烂(或腐坏)过程

    the breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Garlic was really just a way of disguising putrefaction.
    • Also evident is the advanced state of putrefaction for what is passed off as political thought in the United States.
    • The formula of continued life is death, or putrefaction.
    • Every time you scratch the surface, a terrifying smell of putrefaction comes out.
    • I already knew my hand had to be decomposing without circulation, but I wasn't sure how fast the putrefaction had advanced.
    • Afterwards, Hong Fen Gao (Mercuric Oxide Paste) was applied to transform putrefaction and generate flesh.
    • Is this then the end of the long march of human civilisation, this spiritual suicide, this quiet putrefaction of the soul into matter?
    • Pausing for a moment before it strode forward, one of the five monsters spoke, the stench of putrefaction heavy upon its breath.
    • As soon as a gap to the underlying chamber was opened, the unmistakable stench associated with putrefaction became terribly evident.
    • She too becomes a zombie, though that's not a bad thing because along with the putrefaction comes a dramatic rise in Patsy's sex appeal.
    • The air was stuffy and there was an unbearable stench of blood and putrefaction.
    • The putrefaction in the financial world extends to government as well.
    • The putrefaction of the trade unions had reached an advanced stage.
    • Movies that look deeply into the human soul and uncover putrefaction are hard sells.
    • To do otherwise would merely cultivate an artificial scab over the putrefaction beneath.
    • Just pop this disc in the player and you'll have all the putrefaction you could ask for.
    • From this standpoint, the Medicare bill is an object lesson in the putrefaction of democracy in the US.
    • The temperature was slightly elevated, the cadaver showed no sign of putrefaction.
    • It appears to be the remains of a dog, in a moderate state of putrefaction.
    • Burrowing behind the putrefaction that lines the intestinal walls, they consume and destroy harmful microorganisms.
    Synonyms
    dirt, muck, grime, mud, mire, sludge, slime, ooze, foul matter

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin putrefactio(n-), from putrefacere ‘make rotten’ (see putrefy).

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