rotting 是 rot 的現在分詞rotKK [rɑt] /ɹɑt/發音動詞1腐爛、腐壞、發霉The fallen apples were rotting in the long grass.掉落的蘋果在長草叢裡漸漸腐爛。2蛀壞、蛀蝕Too many sweet drinks will rot your teeth.喝太多含糖飲料會蛀壞牙齒。3使腐爛、使腐朽Constant rain had rotted the wooden fence posts.連日大雨把木籬柱都泡爛了。4荒廢、衰敗、敗壞The old factory was just left to rot for years.那座舊工廠多年來就這樣任其荒廢。5受苦、虛度口語Many people think he should rot in jail forever.很多人認為他應該在牢裡待一輩子。名詞1腐爛、腐壞、腐朽We found rot in the beams under the bathroom floor.我們發現浴室地板下的樑木已經腐朽。2衰敗、頹勢、敗壞常與 the 連用The rot set in when the best staff started leaving.優秀員工開始離職後，頹勢就出現了。3胡說、廢話英式、口語Don't talk rot; nobody believes a word of it.別胡說了，沒有人會相信那些話。