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rotten

adjective
🔊/ˈrɒtn/
🔊/ˈrɑːtn/
Idioms
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  1. (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
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    • That meat's going to go rotten if you don't use it soon.如果不尽快使用，那肉就会烂掉。
    • The wood was quite rotten by this time.这时候木头已经很烂了。
    • They pelted him with rotten eggs.他们向他扔臭鸡蛋。
  2. [usually before noun] (informal) very bad非常糟糕的；恶劣的 synonym terrible
    • 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.我在数学上烂了。
    • rotten at doing something I'm rotten at remembering names.我记不起名字了。
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    • That was a rather rotten trick!那真是个烂招！
    • You rotten little swine!你烂小猪！
  3. [not usually before noun] (informal) dishonest不诚实的；腐败的
    • The organization is rotten to the core.这个组织腐败透顶。🔊🔊
  4. [not before noun] (informal) looking or feeling ill不舒服；不适
    • She felt rotten.她感觉不舒服。🔊🔊
    • This flu makes you feel rotten.流感会使您感到腐烂。
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  5. [not before noun] (informal) feeling guilty about something you have done感到内疚（或惭愧）
    • I feel rotten about leaving them behind.我丢下他们不管，感到很惭愧。🔊🔊
  6. [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
    • You can keep your rotten money!你就留着你的臭钱吧！🔊🔊
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse rotinn.
Idioms
a bad/rotten apple
  1. 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

rotten

adverb
🔊/ˈrɒtn/
🔊/ˈrɑːtn/
(informal)
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  1. to a large degree; very much很大程度上；非常
    • The children were spoilt rotten.孩子们被宠坏了。
    • (British English) He fancies you (something) rotten.他非常迷恋你。
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse rotinn.