rot
verb
noun
rɒt
verb
1
to
decay
by
a
gradual
natural
process,
or
to
make
something
do
this
（使）腐败，（使）腐烂
I,T
Candy
will
rot
your
teeth.
吃糖会蛀坏牙齿。
The
trees
were
cut
and
left
to
rot
.
树被砍伐后任其腐烂。
[+
away
]
All
the
woodwork
was
rotting
away.
木结构部分都腐烂了。
2
rot in hell/jail
to
suffer
or
be
punished
for
a
long
time
–
used
especially
when
you
are
angry
with
someone
烂在地狱里/监狱里〔尤用于表示对某人生气〕
I
hope
the
people
who
did
this
rot
in
hell.
我希望做这件事的人不得好死。
noun
3
the
natural
process
of
decaying,
or
the
part
of
something
that
has
decayed
腐败，腐烂; 腐烂部分
U
the
smell
of
rot
腐烂的气味
wood
that
is
soft
with
rot
腐烂变软的木头
4
a
state
in
which
something
becomes
bad
or
does
not
work
as
well
as
it
should
腐化，堕落
singular 单数, U | BrE BrE
He
criticized
the
talk
shows
as
‘cultural
rot’.
他批评这些清谈节目是“文化垃圾”。
stop
the
rot
The
team
has
enough
good
players
to
stop
the
rot.
这支球队有足够的优秀球员来止住颓势。
the
rot
set
in
It
was
after
he
left
the
company
that
the
rot
set
in.
公司是在他离开之后开始走下坡路的。
5
nonsense
[英，过时] 废话，愚蠢的话
U | BrE old-fashioned
You
do
talk
rot!
你尽说蠢话！