rotted + noun
作定语时 rotted 放在名词前,指该物已被腐烂破坏。
She scraped away the rotted wood before repainting the frame.
她刮掉腐烂的木头,然后重新给框架上漆。
腐烂的;腐朽的
被腐烂破坏或损坏的。
Destroyed or damaged by rot; decayed.
被腐烂破坏或损坏的。
Destroyed or damaged by rot.
The old wooden fence had rotted posts that could not support the structure.
旧木栅栏的柱子上有腐烂的部分,无法支撑结构。
用法提示:此处 rotted 作形容词,修饰 posts,表示柱子已经腐烂。
She threw away the rotted fruit because it smelled terrible.
她把腐烂的水果扔掉了,因为闻起来很臭。
用法提示:此处 rotted 作形容词,修饰 fruit,表示水果已经腐败。
The rotted floorboards in the abandoned house were dangerous to walk on.
废弃房屋里腐烂的地板走在上面很危险。
用法提示:此处 rotted 作形容词,修饰 floorboards,表示地板已经腐朽。
作定语时 rotted 放在名词前,指该物已被腐烂破坏。
She scraped away the rotted wood before repainting the frame.
她刮掉腐烂的木头,然后重新给框架上漆。
作表语时前面可用 be、look、smell 等动词,并常与 completely、badly 等程度副词连用。
The fence posts were completely rotted after years of rain.
经过多年雨淋,那些栅栏柱已经完全腐烂了。
so ... that 结构用来说明腐烂造成的结果,程度副词只修饰 rotted,后面接完整从句。
The beams were so rotted that the roof sagged.
那些横梁腐烂得如此严重,以致屋顶下沉了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The old wood is rot.
正确表达The old wood is rotted.
中文里的"腐烂的"本身就是形容词,学习者常把英语名词 rot 直接拿来作表语。表示"被腐烂破坏的"这一状态要用形容词 rotted(或 rotten),名词 rot 不能作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The apples rot last week.
正确表达The apples rotted last week.
中文动词没有时态变化,描述上周发生的事容易仍用原形。英语中过去发生的动作要用 rot 的过去式 rotted。
grammar · medium
易错句子The fruit smells rotted.
正确表达The fruit smells rotten.
在 smell、taste 这类系动词后作主语补足语时,英语惯用形容词 rotten 表示"腐烂的",而不用表示"被腐烂破坏"的 rotted;这是固定搭配,不能按中文直译替换。
rotten 强调事物本身已腐败、变质的性质,还可引申指“糟糕的、差劲的”;rotted 强调因腐烂而被破坏、毁坏的结果。
decayed 较正式,多用于牙齿、建筑等逐渐腐败受损的对象;rotted 更强调已被腐烂彻底毁坏。
rotting 表示腐烂正在进行、尚未结束;rotted 表示腐烂已经完成,强调结果状态。
rot(词根,动词/名词)
rot + -en(形容词后缀)
rot + -ing(分词后缀)
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