Translations for „putrefy“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

putrefy [ˈpjuːtrıfaı] VB trans, intr

putrefy

(使)腐烂 fǔlàn

putrefy

(使)腐败 fǔbài

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English

The body shall putrefy unto its innermost recesses and shall give off a noisome stench...

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The body will putrefy and the body will smell, or preferably, hyenas will eat the body.

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Putrefying bacteria is one of the main processes in the nitrogen cycle; other than putrefying bacteria there are denitrifying bacteria, nitrifying bacteria and nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

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I am not talking about a "fishy" smell -- a ghastly, stale, putrefying smell of fish past its best.

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Dogs become more adorable, more desirable and their bloodlines putrefy.

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When carp die, they often sink and begin to rot before rising to the surface as they putrefy.

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The previous occupants had left the premises in an indescribable state, with excrement, putrefying food and other unmentionable rubbish littering every foot of floor.

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Journalists have proven themselves to be the true scavengers, with not a hint of hesitation at feeding at putrefying stories that were better buried long ago.

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This odor is not just a nuisance but indicates the material is putrefying, creating bioaerosols and endotoxins that cause respiratory illnesses.

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With time, the perfume seems to grow even sweeter -- another thing it has in common with putrefying bodies, it turns out.

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