| 单词 | rot |
| 释义 | rot (rɒt ) Word forms: rots , rotting , rotted 1. verb When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos. [VERB] Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth. [VERB noun] ...the smell of rotting fish. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: decay, break down, spoil, corrupt 2. uncountable noun If there is rot in something, especially something that is made of wood, parts of it have decayed and fallen apart. Investigations had revealed extensive rot in the beams under the ground floor. Neither the timber frame nor metal chassis were protected against rot. Synonyms: decay, disintegration, corrosion, decomposition 3. singular noun You can use the rot to refer to the way something gradually gets worse. For example, if you are talking about the time when the rot set in, you are talking about the time when a situation began to get steadily worse and worse. In many schools, the rot is beginning to set in. Standards are falling all the time. The country's leaders are unwilling to take unpopular measures to stop the rot. 4. verb If you say that someone is being left to rot in a particular place, especially in a prison, you mean that they are being left there and their physical and mental condition is being allowed to get worse and worse. Most governments simply leave the long-term jobless to rot on the dole. [VERB preposition] 5. uncountable noun If you say that what someone is saying is rot, you mean that they are saying things that are untrue or stupid. [British, informal, old-fashioned, disapproval] What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rot. You do talk rot! Synonyms: nonsense, rubbish, drivel, twaddle 6. See also dry rot Phrasal verbs: rot away phrasal verb When something rots away, it decays until it falls to pieces or none of it remains. The pillars rotted away and were replaced. [VERB PARTICLE] Collocations: fish rots And if you believe the old adage that a fish rots from the head, that culture came from the top. Times, Sunday Times The situation there bears out the saying that 'a fish rots from the head down'. Times, Sunday Times As they say, fish rots from the head down. Times, Sunday Times The fish rots from the head. Times, Sunday Times In an effort to minimise the commuting risks, villagers replace the ladders every five years to prevent rot. Times, Sunday Times Her timbers were first sprayed with fresh water and then for nearly 20 years with water-soluble polymer to prevent rot and shrinkage. Times, Sunday Times In both cases the rhizome should remain at the surface of the medium in order to prevent rot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Harvest on a dry, wind-free day to prevent rotting. Times, Sunday Times Additional activities include inspection for signs of rot, utilizing stacking techniques to prevent rot from forming, and the removal of bark and spraying of pesticides to prevent insect infestation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yes, convenience and online may be moving in the right direction but the rot is setting in. Times, Sunday Times (2014) And then, about a year ago, the rot set in. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The rot set in soon after that. The Sun (2016) Translations: Chinese: 腐烂, 腐朽 Japanese: 腐る, 腐敗 |
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