rot
v
(-tt-)
(a) [I, Ip] decay naturally through the action of bacteria, fungi, etc 腐烂; 腐坏
a heap of rotting leaves 一堆腐烂的叶子
The wood has rotted away completely. 那木头已完全朽了.
(fig 比喻) He was thrown into prison and left to rot. 他被关进监牢任其苟延残喘.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p]
cause (sth) to decay or become useless; damage 使(某物)腐烂或无用; 损坏
Oil and grease will rot the rubber of your tyres. 油污能腐蚀轮胎橡胶.
Too much sugar will rot your teeth away. 吃糖太多就要损坏牙齿. rot, n
1 [U] rotting; rottenness 腐烂; 腐坏
a tree affected by rot 枯朽的树
Rot has set in, ie started. 已经逐渐腐烂了.
There's dry rot in the floor. 地板已经朽了.
2 [U] (dated Brit sl 旧, 俚) nonsense; absurd statement(s) or argument(s) 胡说; 谬论
Don't talk such utter rot! 别说这种荒唐话了!
`They're bound to win.' `Rot! They haven't a chance!' `他们一定赢.'`胡说! 他们毫无希望!'
3 the rot [sing]
liver disease of sheep (羊的)肝蛭病.
4 (idm 习语) the rot sets `in conditions begin to get worse 情况开始变坏
The rot set in when we lost that important customer in Japan. 我们失去了日本的那家重要客户後, 情况越来越糟了. stop the rot => stop.
I suggest that we ask users of this machine what they think about it. We can photograph them using it too. Then we can put their comments at the top of the advertisement in big print. We can bring in some humour too. People enjoy reading humorous ads.