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单词 rot
释义
rot
verb[IorT]
uk
/rɒt/us
/rɑːt/
-tt-
C2
to (causesomething to)decay:
（使）腐败；（使）腐烂；（使）腐朽
Thefruithad beenleftto rot on thetrees.水果无人采摘，烂在了树上。
Rain has got in and rotted(away)thewoodwork.雨水漏了进来，使屋中的木建部分都朽烂了。
thesmellof rottingfruit烂水果的味道
More examples
  • Most of thecropshad rotted inwaterloggedfields.
  • Leave theleavesin apileto rot.
  • Sugar rotsyourteeth.
  • Thewoodhad rotted intodust.
  • Fruit had beenleftto rot in thefields.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Decaying and staying fresh
  • best-before date
  • biodegradable
  • biodegrade
  • compost
  • decay
  • decompose
  • go off
  • mouldy
  • nonperishable
  • nutrient cycling
  • out of date
  • perish
  • perishable
  • rack
  • seed
  • sell-by date
  • shrivel
  • shrivelled
  • spoil
  • spoilage
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Idiom

rot in jail, prison, etc.
rot
noun[U]
uk
/rɒt/us
/rɑːt/
decay:
腐败；腐烂；腐朽
Rot has got into thefurniture.家具开始朽坏。
old-fashionedinformal
nonsense:
废话；愚蠢的话
Don'ttalkrot!“别说废话！”
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Decaying and staying fresh
  • best-before date
  • biodegradable
  • biodegrade
  • compost
  • decay
  • decompose
  • go off
  • mouldy
  • nonperishable
  • nutrient cycling
  • out of date
  • perish
  • perishable
  • rack
  • seed
  • sell-by date
  • shrivel
  • shrivelled
  • spoil
  • spoilage
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Nonsense

Idioms

the rot sets in
stop the rot
(Definition ofrotfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rot| American Dictionary

rot
verb[I/T]
us
/rɑt/
-tt-
todecay, or tocausesomething todecayorweaken:
[I]Thefallenapplesrotted on theground.
[T]Dampness rotted theoldwood.

rot

noun[U]us
/rɑt/
Rotweakenedthebeamsin thehouse.
(Definition ofrotfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrot

rot
Thus, they discovered various fungal organisms associated with spearrotand budrotsymptoms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In both species, seeds lacking testae began to soften about day 8, were often attacked by fungus, and had rotted completely by day 10.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most of the seeds that were not destroyed, removed, or disappeared, eventually rotted (12.9% of all non-elephant-dispersed seeds).
From theCambridge English Corpus
It should be noted here that rotting need not always have the wholly negative connotations that it does for us.
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Some of the conclusions run counter to common plantation practice such as leaving damaged and rotting pods amongst the cocoa trees.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the early 1980s, we noticed that these collections were improperly stored and would soonrotaway if something were not done.
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But the sea breezes often failed to move the banks of hammers; worse, prolonged calm turned vatfuls of rotting rags into waste.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Itching feet and footrotare probably due to excreted parasitic helminth worms capable of penetrating bare feet.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A further factor relates to the potential biological deterioration of cell wall components by softrotfungi, thereby reducing the strength of the wood.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The other below average-yield grower experienced severe brownrotin the mid-1990s which damaged the trees.
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These resistance mechanisms may include chemical defences against fungalrotand seed predators, and chemical and/or structural deterrence of herbivores.
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After serious trauma or death, some types of plants collapse and begin torot.
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Smaller plants, fungi and invertebrates (including termites) also live on or within rotting wood in the ghost forest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The wood from these rapid-growing trees is weak, spongy and rots easily.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After 1-2 y podsrotand can easily be opened by small rodents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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