单词详解

1. vi.

A. 腐烂，腐坏，腐朽，破损 [(+ away / down)] (a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor)

The unrefrigerated food rotted. 未放进冰箱的食品腐烂了。

The meat will rot if it isn’t kept cool. 肉如果不冷藏就会腐烂。

B. 腐败，堕落，衰败 [unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)]

Without patriotism, the nation will rot. 没有爱国精神，国家就要腐败。

2. vt.

A. 使腐烂，使腐坏，使破损，使腐朽 [(+ away / down)] (break down)

The warm humid air helped to rot the old fruit.

空气闷热潮湿，使得放久了的水果加快腐烂。

B. 使腐败，使堕落 (waste away)

Some government officer rotted himself after he got power.

一些政府官员在掌管权利后就腐败堕落了。

3. n. [U]

A. 腐烂，腐坏，腐败，堕落

We should stop it the minute the rot sets in.

腐败一产生，我们就应该立即制止住。

Rot in the tree trunk caused the tree to fall. 树干的腐烂导致树倒了。

B. 蠢话，蠢事，荒唐事

You are talking absolute rot! 你讲的全是胡话！

相关词组

rot away 烂掉，腐烂

The leaves are falling down the trees and will be rot away next year.

树叶从树上飘落下来，在来年就会腐烂掉。

相关词组

过去式：rotted

过去分词：rotted

现在分词：rotting

第三人称单数：rots