He found that the length of time it takes a sound's echo to decay is determined by the absorption of the sound's original energy by surrounding material.

他发现，声音回声衰减的时间长短取决于周围物质对声音原始能量的吸收。

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Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather.

这些建筑物因人为的肆意破坏和日晒雨淋而破败不堪。

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They would have also begun to decay.

它们也会开始腐烂。

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Is this really tolerance ? or is it rather a form of moral decay that has simply decided to abandon the search for truth ? and standards of judgment?

这真的是容忍吗,还只是另一种形式的道德沦丧,只不过是决定,放弃找寻真理,和判断的标准？

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With gouges and large holes, the trees are more susceptible to decay and disease.

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This acid attacks the enamel on the teeth and leaves them vulnerable to decay.

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The moment we start adopting those same attitudes in the United States, we will begin to decay.

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