| 释义 |
rot /rɒt/ vi. | vt. | n. | int. | phr.
I (rot·ted; rot·ting)
❶ vi.
1. (由于细菌或霉菌作用而)腐烂，腐坏
Meat may rot if it is not refrigerated. 肉若不冷藏就可能腐烂。
the smell of rotting bodies 腐烂尸体的气味
2. (因使用日久或受腐蚀等而)腐朽，破损
a ship rotting in the harbour 停在港口日渐破损的船
3. 腐败，腐化，堕落
4. 〈喻〉(社会、制度等因缺乏活力等而)逐渐衰败；(因被幽禁、缺乏活动等而)变得憔悴；失去活力；走向毁灭
Without patriotism the nation will rot. 没有爱国精神，国家就会逐渐衰退。
be rotting in jail 在监牢里日渐变得憔悴
A man's mind can rot in prison. 在狱中，人的头脑会失去活力。
You think I'm going to let myself rot in this hole? 你以为我准备让自己毁灭在这个鬼地方吗?
5. 打趣，开玩笑
He was only rotting. 他只不过是在开玩笑。
❷ vt.
1. 使腐烂，使腐坏
The rain has rotted the roof beams. 雨水烂蚀了顶梁。
Oil and grease will rot the rubber of your tyres. 油污会腐蚀轮胎的橡胶。
2. 使腐朽，使破损
The hospital is so rotted that it's beyond repair. 这所医院已破败得无法修缮了。
3. 使腐败，使腐化，使堕落
4. 将(麻等)沤软
5. 〈俚〉搞糟 (up)
It has rotted (up) the whole plan. 这把整个计划搞糟了。
6. 〈英口〉〈旧〉取笑，开…玩笑
II n.
1. 腐烂，腐坏
an old hollow tree full of rot 腐烂了的一棵空心老树
crop failure from frost and root rot 因霜冻和烂根造成的庄稼歉收
2. 腐朽，破损
the rot of an old house 一所古旧房屋的破败
3. 腐败，腐化，堕落
We are determined to stop the rot in our society. 我们下定决心要制止社会上的腐败现象。
financial rot 财政上的腐败
4. 腐烂物；腐朽的事物
5. (植物的)枯病；【兽医】腐蹄病；肝(双盘)吸虫病；[常作 the rot] 羊肝蛭病
6. 【医】消耗性病
7. 〈主英口〉蠢话；蠢事；荒唐事
Don't talk rot! 别讲蠢话!
It is perfect rot to trust him. 信任他简直是愚蠢。
What rot that it is not open on Sunday! 星期天不开门营业多么荒唐!
8. 一连串的失败
A rot set in. 事情节节失利。(或：倒霉的事接二连三地发生。)
III int.
〈口〉[表示厌恶、蔑视、烦恼等]胡说!混蛋!糟了!
[< OE rotian; 与 OHG rōzzēn to rot, L rudus rubble, broken stone 有关] phr. rot away 1. 烂掉 The old dog's teeth have all rotted away. 这条老狗的牙齿全烂掉了。 The shed had fallen in, and the wood was rotting away. 棚屋已塌陷，木头在腐烂。 2. 变得瘦弱，变得憔悴 She gradually rotted away until she was as thin and dry as the boughs. 她逐渐瘦弱下去，直到瘦得像枯干的树枝。 rot off 因腐烂 (或枯朽)而脱落 The branches have all rotted off. 树枝都凋落了。 rot out 腐朽得出现孔洞，破损 The middle of the floor had rotted out, and was unsafe. 地板中部已破损，很不安全。 The crotch of his drawers rotted out. 他的内裤裤裆破了。 |