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rot away
强调逐渐完全腐烂。
The old wooden fence rotted away over the years.
旧木栅栏多年后腐烂掉了。
腐烂；使腐烂
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腐烂；使腐烂
to decay or cause to decay through the action of bacteria, fungi, etc.
The old wooden fence rotted away over the years.
旧木栅栏多年后腐烂掉了。
因生物作用而腐烂,尤其是由真菌或细菌引起
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
功能或效用下降
To decline in function or utility.
(使)堕落；腐化。
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
使腐烂；通过自然过程使完全或部分分解
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
rot
Base
原形
rots
3rd person
第三人称单数
rotting
-ing
现在分词
rotted
Past
过去式
rotted
Past participle
过去分词
Food rots quickly in summer.
食物在夏天很快腐烂。
The wood rotted after years of rain.
木头经过多年雨淋后腐烂了。
The fruit is rotting on the ground.
水果正在地上腐烂。
规则动词，过去式双写t加-ed
If you leave the fruit in the sun, it quickly rots.
如果你把水果放在太阳下，它很快就会腐烂。
The wooden fence rotted after years of rain.
木栅栏在多年雨淋后腐烂了。
The fallen leaves are rotting on the forest floor.
落叶正在森林地面上腐烂。
强调逐渐完全腐烂。
The old wooden fence rotted away over the years.
旧木栅栏多年后腐烂掉了。
表示在某种环境或条件下腐烂。
Fruit rots quickly in hot weather.
水果在热天气里腐烂得很快。
及物用法，表示使某物腐烂。
The damp climate rotted the wooden beams.
潮湿的气候使木梁腐朽了。
Not this
The wood has rotten.
Use this
The wood has rotted.
动词 rot 的过去分词是 rotted，而不是 rotten。rotten 是形容词，表示‘腐烂的’。
Not this
The fruits are roting.
Use this
The fruits are rotting.
动词 rot 的现在分词需要双写 t 再加 -ing，即 rotting 而不是 roting。
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腐烂掉；逐渐腐朽
The old wooden fence rotted away over the years.
旧木栅栏在岁月中逐渐腐烂掉了。
在监狱中腐烂（指长期监禁）
He will rot in jail for his crimes.
他将因罪行在监狱中腐烂。
从内部腐烂；内部败坏
The organization was rotting from the inside due to corruption.
该组织因腐败而从内部腐烂。
在藤上腐烂（比喻被忽视而失败）
Many good ideas rot on the vine due to lack of support.
许多好主意因缺乏支持而胎死腹中。
任由腐烂
She let the fruit rot in the bowl.
她让水果在碗里腐烂。
下地狱
He told his enemy to rot in hell.
他告诉他的敌人去下地狱。
开始腐烂；开始变坏
If we don't maintain the house, the rot sets in quickly.
如果我们不维护房子，很快就会开始腐烂。
制止恶化；扭转局面
The new manager was brought in to stop the rot at the company.
新经理被请来制止公司的恶化。
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腐烂（rot）的木头，中间的'o'像腐烂的洞。
语域：mixed 常见场景：food decay、wood decay、moral decay rot 多用于描述自然界的腐烂过程（如食物、木材），也常用于比喻道德或社会风气的败坏，语域混合，视语境而定。
可作为及物或不及物动词
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