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decrepitate

/dih-krep-i-teyt/US // dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌteɪt //UK // (dɪˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt) //

衰退,颓废,衰退的,颓废的

Related Words

sparkle璀璨,闪光,璀璨夺目,璀璨的 sound声音,声响,音响,音效 break突破,休息,断裂,断 snap折断,捕捉,断裂,啪啪啪 crinkle皱纹,褶皱,皱缩,皱巴巴的 crepitate匍匐前进,爬行,匍匐上升,蠕变

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
de·crep·i·tat·ed, de·crep·i·tat·ing.
- : to roast or calcine so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.

v.无主动词 verb

1
de·crep·i·tat·ed, de·crep·i·tat·ing.
- : to break up when exposed to heat.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incrackle

Synonyms

sparkle璀璨,闪光,璀璨夺目,璀璨的 break突破,休息,断裂,断 crepitate匍匐前进,爬行,匍匐上升,蠕变 crinkle皱纹,褶皱,皱缩,皱巴巴的 snap折断,捕捉,断裂,啪啪啪 sound声音,声响,音响,音效

Antonyms

fix修复,固定,修理,修整

Examples

Placed on burning coals, they decrepitate on drying, and produce a species of explosion or detonation.
Pliny had just reason to add, that nitrum otherwise does not properly decrepitate.
Muffle furnaces are suitable for fine ores which are liable to decrepitate or sinter.

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