rot
verb[IorT]
uk/rɒt/us/rɑːt/-tt-C2
to (causesomething to)decay:
(使)腐败;(使)腐烂;(使)腐朽Thefruithad beenleftto rot on thetrees.水果无人采摘,烂在了树上。
Rain has got in and rotted(away)thewoodwork.雨水漏了进来,使屋中的木建部分都朽烂了。
thesmellof rottingfruit烂水果的味道
- Most of thecropshad rotted inwaterloggedfields.
 - Leave theleavesin apileto rot.
 - Sugar rotsyourteeth.
 - Thewoodhad rotted intodust.
 - Fruit had beenleftto rot in thefields.
 
Decaying and staying fresh
- best-before date
 - biodegradable
 - biodegrade
 - compost
 - decay
 - decompose
 - go off
 - mouldy
 - nonperishable
 - nutrient cycling
 - out of date
 - perish
 - perishable
 - rack
 - seed
 - sell-by date
 - shrivel
 - shrivelled
 - spoil
 - spoilage
 
Idiom
rot in jail, prison, etc.
rot
noun[U]
uk/rɒt/us/rɑːt/decay:
腐败;腐烂;腐朽Rot has got into thefurniture.家具开始朽坏。
old-fashionedinformal
nonsense:
废话;愚蠢的话Don'ttalkrot!“别说废话!”
Decaying and staying fresh
- best-before date
 - biodegradable
 - biodegrade
 - compost
 - decay
 - decompose
 - go off
 - mouldy
 - nonperishable
 - nutrient cycling
 - out of date
 - perish
 - perishable
 - rack
 - seed
 - sell-by date
 - shrivel
 - shrivelled
 - spoil
 - spoilage
 
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Nonsense
Idioms
the rot sets in
stop the rot