rot
v
(-tt-)
(a) [I, Ip] decay naturally through the action of bacteria, fungi, etc 腐烂; 腐坏
a heap of rotting leaves 一堆腐烂的叶子
The wood has rotted away completely. 那木头已完全朽了.
(fig 比喻) He was thrown into prison and left to rot. 他被关进监牢任其苟延残喘.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p]
cause (sth) to decay or become useless; damage 使(某物)腐烂或无用; 损坏
Oil and grease will rot the rubber of your tyres. 油污能腐蚀轮胎橡胶.
Too much sugar will rot your teeth away. 吃糖太多就要损坏牙齿. rot, n
1 [U] rotting; rottenness 腐烂; 腐坏
a tree affected by rot 枯朽的树
Rot has set in, ie started. 已经逐渐腐烂了.
There's dry rot in the floor. 地板已经朽了.
2 [U] (dated Brit sl 旧, 俚) nonsense; absurd statement(s) or argument(s) 胡说; 谬论
Don't talk such utter rot! 别说这种荒唐话了!
`They're bound to win.' `Rot! They haven't a chance!' `他们一定赢.'`胡说! 他们毫无希望!'
3 the rot [sing]
liver disease of sheep (羊的)肝蛭病.
4 (idm 习语) the rot sets `in conditions begin to get worse 情况开始变坏
The rot set in when we lost that important customer in Japan. 我们失去了日本的那家重要客户後, 情况越来越糟了. stop the rot => stop.
We will use it for cleaning the inside of the ship. If we do this, we shall have less sickness. Please get me 300 litres. I think that will be enough.
我们将要用醋清理船舱。如果我们这样做的话,我们就会少生些病。请给我购买300升。我想这就够了。
Both Maori and Pacifice Islanders are encouraged to use their own languages.
政府鼓励毛利人与太平洋岛民使用他们自己的语言。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.