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be rotten
表示状态：腐烂、变质或糟糕。
The fruit is rotten.
这水果腐烂了。
糟糕的；极坏的
rottener — comparative of rotten
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糟糕的；极坏的
very bad
The fruit is rotten.
这水果腐烂了。
此处为非正式用法，指“很糟糕”，不是“腐烂的”。
易腐物品,被细菌和其他感染性物质侵蚀。
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
非常糟糕
very bad
处于腐烂状态
In a state of decay.
因腐烂而损坏；因此不健全且无用
damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
We had rotten weather during our whole trip to the beach.
我们去海滩的整个旅程都遇到了糟糕的天气。
AI contextual example
That was a rotten thing to say to your sister.
那样对你妹妹说，真是一件很过分的事。
AI contextual example
I've had a rotten day at work, so I just want to go home.
我工作上度过了糟糕的一天，所以只想回家。
AI contextual example
rotten floor boards
腐烂的地板。
WordNet
表示状态：腐烂、变质或糟糕。
The fruit is rotten.
这水果腐烂了。
表示变化过程，强调从好变坏。
If you leave it too long, the milk will go rotten.
放太久的话，牛奶会变坏。
固定习语，强调彻底腐败。
The organization is rotten to the core.
这个组织腐败透顶。
Not this
The fruit rotten quickly in the heat.
Use this
The fruit rots quickly in the heat.
错误：将形容词“rotten”误用为动词。正确应使用动词“rot”表示“腐烂”。
Not this
The meat has rotten.
Use this
The meat has rotted.
错误：混淆了“rotten”（形容词）与“rot”的过去分词“rotted”。完成时需用过去分词“rotted”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
腐坏的苹果；害群之马
One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
一个烂苹果毁了整桶苹果。
倒霉透顶
I've had rotten luck all week.
我这一整周都倒霉透顶。
恶劣的天气
We stayed indoors because of the rotten weather.
因为天气恶劣，我们待在室内。
臭鸡蛋；坏蛋
This egg smells rotten; throw it away.
这个鸡蛋闻起来臭了，扔掉吧。
蛀牙/坏牙
He had to have a rotten tooth pulled out.
他不得不拔掉一颗蛀牙。
害群之马
One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
一个坏苹果毁掉整桶。
坏透了
The organization is rotten to the core.
这个组织已经烂到根了。
……情况不妙
I suspect something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
我怀疑丹麦的情况不妙。
丹麦国里恐怕有些不可告人的坏事。
The politician's scandal made everyone think something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
这位政治家的丑闻让大家觉得政府里恐怕有些腐败。
坏透了
The villain in the movie was rotten to the core, with no redeeming qualities.
电影里的反派坏透了，没有任何可取之处。
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“rotten”读作“rot ten”，联想腐烂的十成坏，即极差、腐败。
通常用于描述食物腐烂（如 rotten apple），也可喻指道德败坏或极坏的情况（如 rotten luck）。日常口语和书面语均常见，语气中性偏负面。
All listed words end in '-en' pronounced /ən/, but their stressed vowels differ from 'rotten' (/ˈrɒtən/ or /ˈrɑtən/). They share the same unstressed syllable but are not perfect rhymes.
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