rot

腐烂、腐坏、发霉

The fallen apples were rotting in the long grass.

掉落的苹果在长草丛里渐渐腐烂。

蛀坏、蛀蚀

Too many sweet drinks will rot your teeth.

喝太多含糖饮料会蛀坏牙齿。

使腐烂、使腐朽

Constant rain had rotted the wooden fence posts.

连日大雨把木篱柱都泡烂了。

荒废、衰败、败坏

The old factory was just left to rot for years.

那座旧工厂多年来就这样任其荒废。

受苦、虚度口语

Many people think he should rot in jail forever.

很多人认为他应该在牢里待一辈子。

腐烂、腐坏、腐朽

We found rot in the beams under the bathroom floor.

我们发现浴室地板下的梁木已经腐朽。

衰败、颓势、败坏常与 the 连用

The rot set in when the best staff started leaving.

优秀员工开始离职后，颓势就出现了。

胡说、废话英式、口语

Don't talk rot; nobody believes a word of it.

别胡说了，没有人会相信那些话。