putrefy

• 动词，指有机物质因细菌或真菌作用而腐烂、腐败、分解的过程；也可引申指道德或社会的败坏。

A verb used to indicate the process of decaying or rotting, typically of organic matter.

1. Decay with offensive smellC2formal

   To undergo decomposition, especially of organic matter, producing a foul odor.

   腐烂发臭

   • The dead leaves began to putrefy in the damp soil.
   • If left in the heat, the meat will quickly putrefy.
   • The stagnant water caused the wood to putrefy and rot.

   同义词decaydecomposefestergo badmolderrotspoil