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perishable

/ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl/

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1 · adjective

likely to decay quickly, especially of food

易腐坏的

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Perishable food was moved into a refrigerated truck during the outage.
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停电期间，易腐食品被转移到一辆冷藏车里。
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl/

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