rot1/rɑt; rɒt/v rotted , rotting [I,T] if something rots, or if something rots it, it goes bad and breaks into pieces because it is old, wet etc [ decay ] (使)腐败﹐(使)腐烂: rotting vegetables 渐渐腐烂的蔬菜Sugary drinks rot your teeth. 喝甜饮料会蛀坏牙齿。The wooden stairs had rotted away . 木楼梯已经烂掉。
rot2n [U] 1 the natural process that happens when something gets older and begins to go bad [ decay ] 腐败﹐腐烂: a tree full of rot 腐烂的树2 the rotinformal a bad situation that is getting worse【非正式】恶化的形势﹔没落: how to stop the rot 怎样止住颓势the rot set in (=a situation started to get worse) 衰败开始 After he left, the rot started to set in. 他离开之后﹐情况就开始走下坡路。