rotten

CET4TEM4GRE考研CET6中低频词常用词汇

英 ['rɒt(ə)n] 美['rɑtn]

释义

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

词态变化

比较级: rottener;最高级: rottenest;名词: rottenness;

近义词

pitiful pitiable pathetic sorry miserable wretched inadequate

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。

2. Molly razzed me about my rotten sense of direction.: 莫利笑话我糟糕的方向感。

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。

4. It's a rotten play, so they can stick it.: 这部剧糟透了，他们趁早拉倒吧。

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。

英英释意

1. very bad;: "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

2. having rotted or disintegrated; usually implies foulness;: "dead and rotten in his grave"

3. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless;: "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation"

实用场景例句

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

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。

The organization is rotten to the core .: 这个组织腐败透顶。

She felt rotten.: 她感觉不舒服。

I feel rotten about leaving them behind.: 我丢下他们不管，感到很惭愧。

You can keep your rotten money!: 你就留着你的臭钱吧！

(British English)He fancies you (something) rotten.: 他非常迷恋你。

She spoils the children rotten.: 她很溺爱孩子。

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。

The front bay window is rotten.: 前面的凸窗腐朽了。

I personally think it's a rotten idea...: 我个人觉得这个主意非常糟糕。

I had a pretty rotten day yesterday...: 昨天我过得很糟糕。

You rotten swine! How dare you?...: 你这个讨厌鬼！你竟敢这样？

That's a rotten thing to say!: 说这样的话真是太刻薄了！

I had glandular fever and spent that year feeling rotten...: 我得了腺热，那一整年都不舒服。

Suddenly, Sarah felt rotten about the whole thing.: 突然，萨拉对整件事情感到内疚。

She was a rotten coward...: 她是一个讨厌的胆小鬼。

Keep your rotten mouth shut.: 闭上你的臭嘴！

考试真题

Much of the waste is discarded rotten meat, mixed in with other human debris such as plastic bags and old toys.