单词 | rotten |
释义 | rotten —rottenly, adv. —rottenness, n. /rot"n/, adj., rottener, rottenest. 1. decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling. 2. corrupt or morally offensive. 3. wretchedly bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory; miserable: a rotten piece of work; a rotten day at the office. 4. contemptible; despicable: a rotten little liar; a rotten trick. 5. (of soil, rocks, etc.) soft, yielding, or friable as the result of decomposition. 6. Australian Slang. drunk. [1175-1225; ME roten < ON rotinn, ptp. of an unrecorded verb meaning "to rot"] Syn. 1. fetid, rank. 2. immoral. 4. disgusting, unwholesome; treacherous. Ant. 1. sound. 2. moral. |
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