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rotting

UK //ˈrɒtɪŋ//US //ˈrɑːtɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'roten',与古北欧语 'rotinn'(腐烂的)同源,最终可追溯至原始日耳曼语词根 *rutōną(腐烂)。

verb

❶ 指有机物因细菌或真菌作用而逐渐分解、腐烂的过程,常伴有难闻气味和质地变化。

“The pile of leaves was left rotting in the backyard.”

(那堆树叶在后院慢慢腐烂。)

“Fruit flies gathered around the rotting bananas.”

(果蝇围绕着正在腐烂的香蕉飞舞。)

❶ 比喻事物因忽视或管理不善而逐渐恶化、衰败的状态。

“The education system is rotting from within due to corruption.”

(教育系统因腐败正从内部腐朽。)

“His teeth were rotting from years of neglect.”

(他的牙齿因多年疏于护理而蛀坏。)

同义词:decaying, decomposing, spoiling, deteriorating, putrefying

常见短语

rotting away — 强调腐烂或衰败的持续过程,通常指因长期忽视导致的逐渐毁坏。

“The old barn is slowly rotting away in the field.”

(那座旧谷仓在田野里慢慢朽烂。)

left to rot — 描述被故意弃置任其腐烂的情况,常用于表达资源浪费或管理失职。

“Perfectly good food was left to rot in the warehouse.”

(完好的食物被留在仓库里任其腐烂。)