rots; rotted; rotting
rots; rotted; rotting
Learner's definition of ROT
: to slowly decay or cause (something) to decay腐烂;引起…腐烂变质 [no object]
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The wood had rotted away.木头已经腐烂了。
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The apples were left to rot.那些苹果被丢在那里烂掉了。
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the smell of rotting garbage腐烂垃圾散发出的味道
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often used figuratively常用作比喻 [+ object]
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 2 rot /ˈrɑːt/ noun
Learner's definition of ROT
[noncount]
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: the process of rotting or the condition that results when something rots腐烂;腐败变质 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
moral rot道德败坏
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(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。
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(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。
— see also dry rot 2
informal + somewhat old-fashioned : foolish words or ideas : nonsense废话;胡说