rotten
adj
adv
ˈrɒtn
adj
1
badly
decayed
and
no
longer
good
to
use
腐烂的，变质的
the
smell
of
rotten
eggs
坏鸡蛋的气味
Some
of
the
wood
was
completely
rotten.
有些木头完全腐烂了。
The
apples
went
rotten
very
quickly.
苹果很快就腐烂了。
2
very
bad
非常糟糕的，恶劣的;
informal
What
rotten
luck
!
真倒霉！
a
rotten
idea
一个馊主意
The
service
was
rotten.
服务很差劲。
He’s
a
rotten
driver.
他是个蹩脚的司机。
3
if
someone
is
rotten,
they
are
unpleasant,
unkind,
or
dishonest
[非正式] 〔人〕不友善的; 刻薄的; 不诚实的
informal
Why
are
you
being
so
rotten?
你怎么这么刻薄啊？
a
rotten
little
brat
一个讨厌的小坏蛋
4
feel rotten
a.
to
feel
ill
b.
to
feel
unhappy
and
guilty
about
something
感到不高兴，感到内疚
I
felt
rotten
about
lying
to
him.
我对他撒了谎，感觉很不好。
5
used
when
you
are
angry
[口] 令人讨厌的〔用于表示生气〕
only before noun 仅用于名词前 | spoken
I
don’t
want
your
rotten
money!
我才不要你那臭钱！
6
rotten to the core
extremely
dishonest
极不正当的，败坏透顶的
The
whole
government
is
rotten
to
the
core.
整个政府腐败透顶。
7
a rotten apple
one
bad
person
who
has
a
bad
effect
on
all
the
others
in
a
group
害群之马
adv
8
spoil sb rotten
to
treat
someone
too
well
or
too
kindly,
especially
a
child,
so
that
they
think
they
should
always
have
what
they
want
宠坏某人〔尤指小孩〕
He
was
the
favorite,
and
his
mother
spoiled
him
rotten.
他是最宝贝的一个，母亲都把他宠坏了。
9
fancy sb rotten
to
be
extremely
attracted
to
someone
in
a
sexual
way
–
used
humorously
[英] 对某人神魂颠倒 （极为迷恋 ）〔幽默用法〕
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