rotten
英 ['rɒt(ə)n]
美 ['rɑtn]
- adj. 腐烂的；堕落的；恶臭的；虚弱的；极坏的
- adv. 非常
- n. (Rotten)人名；(法、德)罗滕
中文词源
rotten 腐烂的来自 rot 过去分词形式。比较 ridden.
英文词源
- rotten (adj.)
- c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rotinn "decayed," past participle of verb related to rotna "to decay," from Proto-Germanic stem *rut- (see rot (v.)). Sense of "corrupt" is from late 14c.; weakened sense of "bad" first recorded 1881. Rotten apple is from a saying traced back to at least 1528: "For one rotten apple lytell and lytell putrifieth an whole heape." The Rotten Row in London and elsewhere probably is from a different word, but of uncertain origin.
双语例句
- 1. Police corruption is not just a few rotten apples.
- 警方的腐败不仅仅是几个害群之马造成的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Molly razzed me about my rotten sense of direction.
- 莫利笑话我糟糕的方向感。
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- 3. They made the treacherous journey across stormy seas in rotten boats.
- 他们乘着破旧的小船穿越风大浪急的海面，完成了这次危险之旅。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's a rotten play, so they can stick it.
- 这部剧糟透了，他们趁早拉倒吧。
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- 5. The smell outside this building is overwhelming — like rotten eggs.
- 这栋大楼外面的气味让人无法忍受——就像臭鸡蛋的味道。
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