decompose
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/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/
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/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/
When something like a plant or an animal dies, it slowly breaks down into smaller parts by natural processes.
The leaves decompose and turn into nutrients for the soil.
叶子分解成土壤的养分。
To separate something into its smaller parts or elements.
We need to decompose the problem into smaller tasks to solve it.
我们需要将问题分解成更小的任务来解决它。