rot

verb

1. （使）腐烂，腐败变质
   to decay, or make sth decay, naturally and gradually
   1. rotting leaves
      渐渐腐烂的叶子
   2. The window frame had rotted away completely.
      窗框已经完全烂掉了。
   3. prisoners thrown in jail and left to rot
      投入大牢后就无人过问的囚犯
   4. Too much sugar will rot your teeth.
      吃糖太多，就会出现蛀牙。

noun

1. 腐烂；腐败变质
   the process or state of decaying and falling apart
   1. The wood must not get damp as rot can quickly result.
      木头不能受潮，否则很快就会烂掉。
2. 形势恶化
   used to describe the fact that a situation is getting worse
   1. The rot set in last year when they reorganized the department.
      去年他们重组这个部门时，衰败就开始了。
   2. The team should manage to stop the rot if they play well this week.
      如果球队本周比赛表现好，他们应该能够阻止形势的恶化。
3. 废话；胡说
   nonsense; silly things that sb says
   1. Don't talk such rot!
      别说废话！

1. V-ERG (使)腐烂;(使)腐败;(使)变质
   When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed.
   1. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos...
      如果我们不立刻把粮食卸下来，它们就会在筒仓里开始腐烂。
   2. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth.
      罐装的甜饮料会腐蚀牙齿。
   3. ...the smell of rotting fish.
      鱼变质的气味
2. N-UNCOUNT （尤指木制品的）腐烂，腐败，腐朽
   If there is rot in something, especially something that is made of wood, parts of it have decayed and fallen apart.
   1. Investigations had revealed extensive rot in the beams under the ground floor...
      调查发现一层地下的横梁大面积腐烂。
   2. Neither the timber frame nor metal chassis were protected against rot.
      木构架和金属底盘都没有采取防腐措施。
3. N-SING （逐步的）恶化，衰败
   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.
   1. In many schools, the rot is beginning to set in. Standards are falling all the time...
      很多学校的情况正开始变得越来越糟，教学水平一路下滑。
   2. The country's leaders are unwilling to take unpopular measures to stop the rot.
      该国领导人不愿采取不受欢迎的措施来阻止形势恶化。
4. VERB (尤指人在狱中)身心状况越来越糟，萎靡不振，颓废下去
   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.
   1. Most governments simply leave the long-term jobless to rot on the dole.
      大多数政府就让那些长期失业的人领着救济金颓废度日。
5. N-UNCOUNT 胡说八道;胡扯;蠢话
   If you say that what someone is saying is rot, you mean that they are saying things that are untrue or stupid.
   1. What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rot...
      真是自命不凡的伪知识分子的一派胡言！
   2. You do talk rot!
      你胡扯！
6. See also: dry rot

1. Rot is eating away the interior of the house
   房子内部正逐渐受到侵蚀。
2. Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.
   冷凝作用将最终使建筑结构腐朽掉。
3. We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth
   我们以前完全不担心吃糖果有可能会蛀牙。
4. Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot
   戳一戳窗台板看看有没有朽烂的迹象。
5. If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos
   如果我们不立刻把粮食卸下来，它们就会在筒仓里开始腐烂。
6. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth.
   罐装的甜饮料会腐蚀牙齿。
7. Investigations had revealed extensive rot in the beams under the ground floor
   调查发现一层地下的横梁大面积腐烂。
8. In many schools, the rot is beginning to set in. Standards are falling all the time
   很多学校的情况正开始变得越来越糟，教学水平一路下滑。
9. Most governments simply leave the long-term jobless to rot on the dole.
   大多数政府就让那些长期失业的人领着救济金颓废度日。
10. What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rot
    真是自命不凡的伪知识分子的一派胡言！
11. You do talk rot!
    你胡扯！
12. The roof sagged at one corner, where the ceiling beams had snapped with rot
    房顶的一角塌了下来，那里的天花板横梁已经腐烂断裂了。
13. It is absolutely scandalous that a fantastic building like this is just left to rot away.
    一栋如此气势辉煌的大楼就任其腐朽颓败，令人满腔愤慨。
14. Don't talk rot!
    别胡说！
15. Foot rot is an avoidable affliction.
    烂蹄病是可以避免的。
16. This is rot the original picture, but just a copy of it.
    这不是那幅画的原作，只不过是幅复制品。
17. This guy talks a lot of rot all the time.
    这家伙成天到晚瞎胡勒。
18. White rot fungus was applied to coal desulfurization for the first time and its feasibility and principle were studied.
    首次将白腐菌应用于煤炭脱硫，并对其可行性、原理进行了摸索。
19. This indicates the importance of effective soil treatments for root rot management in field production systems.
    这说明了对大田生产系统土壤进行有效处理以防治根腐病的重要性。
20. May I rot if I don't empty it!
    我可能会腐烂如果我不喝干它！
21. This prevents mold and rot in your home, and can also reduce allergens and pollution.
    这样可防止霉菌和腐在你的家，也可以减少过敏原和污染。
22. I've had enough of smelling death and rot and death.
    我受够了死亡和腐臭。
23. The relationship between different application amounts of potash fertilizer and the incidence of corn stalk rot was studied.
    试验研究了不同钾肥施用量与玉米茎腐病发生的关系及种衣剂结合增施钾肥对茎腐病的防治效果。
24. My vines contracted black rot last spring.
    上个春天我签约出售的葡萄有了黑腐病。
25. This research attempt to use the biocontrol methods to control soybean root rot and discuss its possible mechanism.
    本研究主要尝试从生物防治的角度来防治大豆根腐病，并初步探讨其可能的作用机制。
26. Some of rubbish rot away over a long time.
    有些垃圾时间久了就烂掉了。
27. The ripe fruit began to rot when no one came to pick it.
    没有人来摘这些成熟的水果，它们已经开始烂了。
28. I rot in the pit of your memories.
    我在你记忆中腐烂。
29. There was no report about strawberry red stele root rot, which was caused of Fusarium solani in China.
    针对国内尚未见报道的茄腐镰孢菌引起的草莓红中柱根腐病，对其病原菌的生物学特性进行了初步研究。
30. The air is rot, a waste of time.
    空气都烂了，真是浪费时间。

  decay putrefy rot【导航词义：腐败，腐烂】

  decay v. （使）腐烂，（使）腐败

〔辨析〕指（使）某物逐渐腐烂或建筑、地区等破败、衰坏；也可用于抽象概念，表示衰败、衰落。

  putrefy v. 〈正式〉腐烂，腐败

〔辨析〕指死去的动植物腐烂，常会产生毒气和臭味。

  rot v. （使）腐烂，（使）腐败

〔辨析〕主要指由于自然变化而分解、腐烂，可有臭味也可没有臭味，引申则指人颓废、萎靡不振。

noun

1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

   Synonym:    bunkbunkumbuncombeguffhogwash

2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

   Synonym:    decompositionrottingputrefaction

3. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

   Synonym:    putrefaction

verb

1. become physically weaker
   1. Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world

   Synonym:    waste

2. break down
   1. The bodies decomposed in the heat

   Synonym:    decomposemoldermoulder