"rot away" in Chinese (Simplified)
腐烂腐朽
Definition
指物体由于细菌或真菌的作用,慢慢分解腐烂。通常用来形容长时间被忽视或不用的东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
是口语表达,常用于描述食物、木头、建筑等的腐烂,也可比喻指被长期忽视的事物。经常用在 '让某物腐烂' 的句型。不要和“生锈(rust)”混淆(生锈描述金属)。
Examples
If you leave fruit outside, it will rot away.
如果你把水果放在外面,它会**腐烂**。
The old house started to rot away after years of neglect.
那栋老房子在多年没人管后开始**腐朽**了。
Don’t let the vegetables rot away in the fridge.
别让蔬菜在冰箱里**腐烂**。
He watched his dreams rot away while working in that dead-end job.
他在那份毫无前途的工作里,看着自己的梦想慢慢**腐烂**。
The wood on the fence will just rot away if you don’t paint it.
如果你不刷漆,篱笆的木头就会慢慢**腐朽**。
We found old boats rotting away at the edge of the lake.
我们在湖边发现了几艘正在**腐烂**的老船。