rot
UK [rɒt] US [rɑ:t] verb intransitive or transitive (-tt-)
ADVANCED
■to (cause to) decay （使）腐败；（使）腐烂；（使）腐朽•The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.水果无人采摘，就烂在树上。 •Rain has got in and rotted (away) the woodwork.雨水漏了进来，使屋中的木建部分都朽烂了。 •the smell of rotting fruit烂水果的味道
UK [rɒt] US [rɑ:t] verb intransitive or transitive (-tt-)
rot in jail/prison, etc.
■to stay in prison/etc. for a very long time 长期坐牢，饱受牢狱之苦，在监牢中逐渐憔悴•Ruben Carter was left to rot in jail for most of his life.鲁宾．卡特的大半生都是在牢狱中度过的。
UK [rɒt] US [rɑ:t] noun uncountable
■decay 腐败；腐烂；腐朽•Rot has got into the furniture.家俱开始朽坏。 ■old-fashioned informal
■nonsense 废话；愚蠢的话•"Don't talk rot!"“别说废话！”
UK [rɒt] US [rɑ:t] noun uncountable
the rot sets in informal
■(of a situation) to begin to go wrong （情况）开始恶化，变糟•The rot set in when his parents divorced and he started taking drugs.他的父母离婚了，他又开始吸毒，自此后他的生活就开始变得一团糟。
UK [rɒt] US [rɑ:t] noun uncountable
stop the rot
■to take action against something bad, before it spreads and becomes worse 制止事态的恶化•We must try to stop the rot before the whole school is corrupted.我们一定要在整个学校都被毁掉之前采取行动。 |