Farmers must refrigerate perishable produce like berries and leafy greens within hours of harvest to prevent rapid spoilage.
农民必须在收获后数小时内冷藏浆果和绿叶蔬菜等易腐烂农产品，以防止快速变质。
- Refrigerators allowed households to store perishable food safely for much longer periods.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “perishable”?
A — Liable to spoil or decay quickly.. “perishable” means Liable to spoil or decay quickly..
Which word means “Liable to spoil or decay quickly.”?
C — perishable. “perishable” means Liable to spoil or decay quickly..
perishable — Liable to spoil or decay quickly.. In Chinese: 易腐烂的;易变质的.
perishable is pronounced //ˈperɪʃəbl//.
Farmers must refrigerate perishable produce like berries and leafy greens within hours of harvest to prevent rapid spoilage. (农民必须在收获后数小时内冷藏浆果和绿叶蔬菜等易腐烂农产品，以防止快速变质。)
decayable, spoiling, corruptible — all close in meaning to perishable (Liable to spoil or decay quickly.).
durable, nonperishable — each the opposite of perishable (Liable to spoil or decay quickly.).
Yes. perishable is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
perish(消亡) + -able → 容易坏掉 → 易腐的。