rot /rɔt/ vt. & vi. (rotted, rotting) (使)腐烂：A fallen tree soon rots. 倒了的树很快腐烂。The cheap wine will rot your stomach. 这种便宜酒会坏你的胃。The timber has rotted. 这些木材已腐朽了。rot away 腐烂，烂掉：Some of the rubbish rot away over a long period of time.有些垃圾时间久了就烂掉了。
rotten /ˈrɔtn/ adj. 腐烂的，腐朽的：rotten eggs 已坏了的蛋；rotten food 腐烂的食物；rotten cloth (wood, vegetable etc.) 烂布(朽木，烂菜等)
