(of food, wood, etc. )食物、树木等 that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used 腐烂的;腐败的;腐朽的 the smell of rotten vegetables 腐烂蔬菜的气味 The fruit is starting to go rotten. 水果已经开始腐烂变质了。 rotten floorboards 腐朽的木地板
Extra ExamplesThat meat's going to go rotten if you don't use it soon. 如果你不快点用,那肉会腐烂的。 The wood was quite rotten by this time. 这时候木头已经完全腐烂了。 They pelted him with rotten eggs. 他们向他扔臭鸡蛋。
- [usually before noun] (informal)
very bad synonym terrible非常糟糕的;恶劣的 I've had a rotten day! 我这一天倒霉透了! What rotten luck! 真倒霉! She's a rotten singer. 她是个蹩脚的歌手。 - rotten at something
I'm rotten at maths. 我不擅长数学。 - rotten at doing something
I'm rotten at remembering names. 我不擅长记名字。
Extra ExamplesThat was a rather rotten trick! 那是一个相当糟糕的诡计! You rotten little swine! 你这个腐败的小猪猡!
- [not usually before noun] (informal)
dishonest 不诚实的;腐败的 - [not before noun] (informal)
looking or feeling ill Topics Illnessc2不舒服;不适 - [not before noun] (informal)
feeling guilty about something you have done 感到内疚(或惭愧) - [only before noun] (informal)
used to emphasize that you are angry or upset about something (强调非常生气或沮丧)倒霉的,破烂的
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse rotinn.
Idioms
a bad/rotten apple
one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group 带来恶劣影响的人;害群之马