rotted

1. V-ERG (使)腐烂;(使)腐败;(使)变质
   When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed.
   1. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos...
      如果我们不立刻把粮食卸下来，它们就会在筒仓里开始腐烂。
   2. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth.
      罐装的甜饮料会腐蚀牙齿。
   3. ...the smell of rotting fish.
      鱼变质的气味
2. N-UNCOUNT （尤指木制品的）腐烂，腐败，腐朽
   If there is rot in something, especially something that is made of wood, parts of it have decayed and fallen apart.
   1. Investigations had revealed extensive rot in the beams under the ground floor...
      调查发现一层地下的横梁大面积腐烂。
   2. Neither the timber frame nor metal chassis were protected against rot.
      木构架和金属底盘都没有采取防腐措施。
3. N-SING （逐步的）恶化，衰败
   You can use the rot to refer to the way something gradually gets worse. For example, if you are talking about the time when the rot set in, you are talking about the time when a situation began to get steadily worse and worse.
   1. In many schools, the rot is beginning to set in. Standards are falling all the time...
      很多学校的情况正开始变得越来越糟，教学水平一路下滑。
   2. The country's leaders are unwilling to take unpopular measures to stop the rot.
      该国领导人不愿采取不受欢迎的措施来阻止形势恶化。
4. VERB (尤指人在狱中)身心状况越来越糟，萎靡不振，颓废下去
   If you say that someone is being left to rot in a particular place, especially in a prison, you mean that they are being left there and their physical and mental condition is being allowed to get worse and worse.
   1. Most governments simply leave the long-term jobless to rot on the dole.
      大多数政府就让那些长期失业的人领着救济金颓废度日。
5. N-UNCOUNT 胡说八道;胡扯;蠢话
   If you say that what someone is saying is rot, you mean that they are saying things that are untrue or stupid.
   1. What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rot...
      真是自命不凡的伪知识分子的一派胡言！
   2. You do talk rot!
      你胡扯！
6. See also: dry rot

1. The grain just rotted and all they could use it for was animal feed.
   谷物完全烂掉了，他们能将其派上的唯一用场就是作动物饲料。
2. Being paper money, it rotted away mighty fast.
   由于是纸币，所以烂得很快。
3. The pillars rotted away and were replaced.
   柱子完全腐烂以后换了新的。
4. The root of the tree rotted away.
   树根烂了。
5. The timber has rotted.
   这些木材已经腐朽了。
6. The clothes have rotted away or been taken by birds to line nests with; the armour's still there.
   衣服不是烂掉了就是让鸟儿叼去铺在窝里了；铠甲还在那儿。
7. That plank was rotted by water.
   那块木板被水腐蚀了。
8. Other grain was piled on the ground where it quickly rotted.
   剩下的谷物堆在地上很快就霉烂掉了。
9. Napoleon's corpse is rotted in France.
   拿破仑的躯体在法国腐烂了。
10. Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten.
    你们的财产腐烂了，你们的衣服被蛀虫吃了。
11. The wood has rotted away completely.
    那木头已完全朽了。
12. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
    你们的财物坏了，衣服也被虫子咬了。
13. The civilization rotted and disappeared.
    那文明腐败而消失了。
14. They may also have used wood and skins, but these have rotted away.
    他们也可能用过木头和兽皮，但这类东西早已腐烂殆尽。
15. The old dog's teeth have all rotted away and he can't bite.
    老狗的牙齿都已烂掉，不能咬东西了。
16. The vegetable and fruit rotted.
    蔬菜、水果腐烂了。
17. There's no clothing because it simply rotted away.
    没有衣服只是因为它已经彻底腐烂了。
18. One and a half bananas has rotted away.
    一支半香蕉已经坏了。
19. The unrefrigerated food rotted.
    未放进冰箱的食品腐烂了。
20. Rotted manure, bone meal, and dried blood can also be added.
    腐烂的肥料、骨头饭、干的血也可以加进去。
21. His breath reeked of tobacco. The wrack had begun to stink as it rotted in the sun.
    他口中带有烟草的臭味.海草残骸在阳光下腐烂，开始变臭了。
22. The ground is covered with stiff, dry branches which have rotted off as the trees die.
    地上全是硬而干的树枝，都是因树死而凋落下来的。
23. The wood of the stairs has rotted away in places; be careful where you tread.
    楼梯的木头有些地方烂掉了，上楼时要小心。
24. Some apples rotted on the tree.
    一些苹果在树上就烂掉了。
25. The wrack had begun to stink as it rotted in the sun.
    海草残骸在阳光下腐烂，开始变臭了。
26. A week's supply of vegetables and fruit rotted.
    供一周用的蔬菜和水果都腐烂了。
27. Rain has got in and rotted the woodwork.
    雨水渗进来，使木构件腐烂了。
28. These have rotted away.
    这些东西都已腐烂掉了。
29. The rain has rotted the roof beams.
    雨水腐烂了顶梁。
30. The window frames had completely rotted away.
    窗框已经完全腐烂了。

adj

1. damaged by decay
   1. rotten floor boards
   2. rotted beams
   3. a decayed foundation

   Synonym:    decayedrotten