rot
🇺🇸
/rɑːt/
🇬🇧
/rɒt/
to break down or spoil over time
Leaves left on the ground will rot and turn into soil.
留在地上的葉子會腐爛並變成土壤。
the breaking down or spoiling of something
The old wood showed signs of rot and needed to be replaced.
舊木材顯示出腐爛的跡象,需要更換。
a situation getting worse over time
The company's financial rot began when sales dropped sharply.
當銷售額急劇下降時,公司的財務惡化開始了。
silly or nonsense talk
He was talking complete rot about seeing aliens in his garden.
他完全是在胡說八道,說在花園裡看到了外星人。