dry rot 1. (由真菌引起木材、 土豆等的)干腐，褐腐；【植】干腐病 The timbers of the roof are full of dry rot. 屋顶的木料都干腐了。 2. 【植】干腐菌 3. (尤指隐藏的)腐败(做法) Lack of new people and new ideas often causes dry rot in an organization. 缺乏新人和新思想常使一个组织内部腐化。 art infected by the dry rot of formalism 受形式主义腐败习俗影响的艺术