rot

[rɔt]

n.腐烂, 腐蚀, 败坏, 胡话
v.腐烂, 使 ... 枯朽, 消瘦

vi.

1. 腐烂, 腐坏; 腐朽, 破损[(+away/down)]

The unrefrigerated food rotted.

未放进冰箱的食品腐烂了。

2. 腐败, 堕落; 衰败

Without patriotism the nation will rot.

没有爱国精神, 国家就要衰败。

vt.

1. 使腐烂, 使腐坏; 使破损; 使腐朽[(+away/down)]

A strong household bleach might rot the fibres.

强力家用漂白剂可能会破坏衣物的纤维。

2. 使腐败, 使堕落

n.[U]

1. 腐烂, 腐坏; 腐败, 堕落

We should stop it the minute the rot sets in.

腐败一产生, 我们就应立即制止住。

2. 蠢话; 蠢事; 荒唐事

You are talking absolute rot!

你讲的全是胡话!

int.

胡说! 混蛋! 糟了

词形变化

动词过去式: rotted | 动词过去分词: rotted | 动词现在分词: rotting | 动词第三人称单数: rots |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.腐烂; 腐朽, 破损

decay  spoil  disintegrate  crumble  go bad  

同义参见:

muck  deteriorate  mold  decompose  languish  corrode  rust  filth  addle  

英英释义

名词 rot:

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

同义词：putrefaction

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

同义词：decomposition, rotting, putrefaction

unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

同义词：bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, hogwash

动词 rot:

break down

同义词：decompose, molder, moulder

waste away

同义词：waste

短语词组

rot away

1. 烂掉

His body is rotting away.

他的尸体正在腐烂。

补充

rotrot[rɔt]n.1.腐烂, 腐朽Rot in the tree trunk caused the tree to fall.树干的腐烂导致树倒了。vt. & vi.1.(使)腐烂, (使)腐朽Dead plants rot and become part of the soil again.枯死的植物腐烂, 又成为土壤的一部分。

例句

1. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth.含糖罐装饮料会腐蚀你的牙齿。 2. Have some fruit before it starts to rot.吃点水果吧, 别等它烂了。 3. Most governments simply leave the long-term jobless to rot on the dole.许多政府丢下长期失业者不管, 就让他们靠着救济金得过且过。 4. The timber frame was not protected against rot.木框架没有经过防腐处理。 5. Investigations had revealed extensive rot in the beams under the ground floor.调查表明, 一层地板下的梁木有大范围的腐烂。 6. All the peaches rotted on the tree.所有的桃子都在树上烂掉了。 7. The poor were housed in rotting buildings.穷人都安置在破烂的建筑物中居住。 8. His teeth have rotted away and were black at the edges.他的牙都腐蚀掉了，边上都变黑了。 9. Without the reform of the economic management system our industry will rot.没有经济管理体制的改革，我们的工业就会逐渐衰退。 10. He was left to rot in prison.任凭他在狱中苟延残喘。 11. He is only rotting.他只是在开玩笑。 12. The rain has rotted the roof beam.雨水使房梁逐渐腐朽。 13. The cheap wine will rot your stomach.劣质葡萄酒会伤胃。 14. I found that he was being rotted.我发现他正在被人嘲弄。 15. the chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away.这些牧人小屋无人管理，房屋的木结构正在腐烂。 16. caries sets in at a weak point and spreads to rot the whole tooth.龋发生在损伤点，然后扩散使整颗牙腐烂。 17. he cannot understand the way the education system has been allowed to rot.他不明白这种教育制度是怎么会被听任退化的。 18. has anybody been rotting you?.有人在取笑你吗？。 19. the leaves were turning black with rot.树叶因腐烂在变黑。 20. it was when they moved back to the family home that the rot set in.正是当他们搬回家时，情况开始变得糟糕起来。 21. there is enough talent in the team to stop the rot.队员们有足够的才智来阻止情况继续恶化。 22. don't talk rot.别胡说。 23. ‘rot! ’she said with caustic vehemence.“胡说！”她愤怒地挖苦道。 24. Too many sweets will rot your teeth!糖果吃多了会长蛀牙！ 25. The wood had rotted away.木头已经腐烂了。 26. The apples were left to rot.那些苹果被丢在那里烂掉了。 27. the smell of rotting garbage腐烂垃圾散发出的味道 28. He was left to rot in jail. [=he was left in jail for a very long time]他被监禁了很长时间。 29. I hope he rots in hell!我希望他烂在地狱里！ 30. Eating too much candy can rot your teeth.吃太多糖果，会出现蛀牙。 31. Too much TV will rot your brain.看太多的电视节目会使大脑迟钝。 32. They found a lot of rot in the house's roof.他们发现房顶有好几处腐烂了。 33. moral rot道德败坏 34. (chiefly Brit) The rot set in [=things started getting really bad] when the factory closed down.工厂关闭的时候，情况开始变得很糟糕。 35. (Brit) The team stopped the rot [=stopped things from getting worse] with a 5-0 win last night.球队昨天晚上以5：0获胜，止住了颓势。 36. That's a lot of rot!简直是一堆废话 37. all that rot一堆废话