English Dictionary

rot

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹɒt/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 比喩的用法 古風 俗語

(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. / (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.

日本語の意味

（主に菌類や細菌などの生物作用によって）腐敗する、朽ちる / 機能や効用が低下する、衰退する

If you leave apples in the warm pantry, they will rot.

暖かいパントリーにリンゴを置いておくと、腐ってしまいます。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, / To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To decline in function or utility.

Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!

意味（3）

(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.

意味（4）

(transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.

to rot vegetable fiber

意味（5）

(intransitive, figuratively) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).

to rot in prison

意味（6）

(transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.

意味（7）

(dated, slang) To talk nonsense.

Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’

rots （ present singular third-person ）

rotting （ participle present ）

rotted （ participle past ）

rotted （ past ）