adjective
1rottener, rottenest
- suffering from decay腐烂的; 发臭的：
rotten eggs
发臭的蛋
the supporting beams were rotten.
支撑的横梁烂了。
1.1
- morally, socially, or politically corrupt（道德、社会或政治）腐败的, 腐化的, 堕落的：
he believed that the whole art business was rotten.
他认为整个艺术业都堕落了。
1.2
- informal very bad〈非正式〉蹩脚的; 极差劲的：
she was a rotten cook.
她是个很差劲的厨师。
1.3
- informal extremely unpleasant〈非正式〉令人极不愉快的; 极不幸的; 极讨厌的：
it's rotten for you having to cope on your own.
你得自己应付, 真是太苦了。
1.4
- predic. informal unwell〈非正式〉身体不适的; 有病的：
she tried to tell me she felt rotten.
她试图告诉我她感到身体不适。
- informal to an extreme degree; very much〈非正式〉非常, 极其：
your mother said that I spoiled you rotten
你母亲说我把你宠得不得了
we used to send him up something rotten.
我们过去常极尽能事地模仿他的各种样子来取笑作乐。
派生词
rottenly
adverbrottenness
noun词源
Middle English: from Old Norse rotinn.