•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

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•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。

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•Rot has got into the furniture.家俱开始朽坏。

•"Don't talk rot!"“别说废话！”

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•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。

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•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。