V-ERG (使)(死去的动植物)腐烂;(使)分解 When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay. (使)(死去的动植物)腐烂;(使)分解
...a dead body found decomposing in a wood. [VERB]
在树林里发现的一具正在腐烂的尸体
The debris slowly decomposes into compost. [VERB + into]
这些垃圾慢慢地分解成了堆肥。
The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it. [VERB noun]
随着细菌的分解,肥料逐渐释放出各种营养成分。
decomposed
The body was too badly decomposed to be identified at once.