rotten adj. ⇨rotten (rotten eggs)⇨corrupt (The organization is rotten to the core.)⇨incompetent (a rotten singer)rotten
adjective
➡ See also the entry for smelly另见smelly条rotten ♦︎ stale ♦︎ sour ♦︎ mouldy ♦︎ bad ♦︎ offThese words all describe food which is no longer fresh.这些词均表示食物不新鲜的、腐烂的、腐败的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆rotten / stale / mouldy food◆rotten / bad eggs◆stale / mouldy bread◆to go rotten / stale / sour / mouldy / bad / off■rotten(of natural things such as food or wood) that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used(食物或木头等天然的东西)腐烂的,腐败的,腐朽的◆The fruit is starting to go rotten.水果已经开始腐烂变质了。◆They pelted him with rotten eggs.他们向他扔臭鸡蛋。◆He stepped on a rotten floorboard and felt it give way.他踩到一块腐朽的地板,感觉它要陷下去了。■stale(of food, especially bread and cake) no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat(食物,尤指面包和糕点)不新鲜的◆There was one piece of stale chocolate cake left in the tin.烤盘里还剩一块不新鲜的巧克力蛋糕。 see also stale ⇨ smelly■sour(of milk or sb's breath) having an unpleasant taste or smell because it is not fresh(牛奶)酸腐的,馊的;(人的呼吸)难闻的◆The milk had turned sour.牛奶已经馊了。◆He smelled a sour whiff on the old man's breath.他闻到那老人呼吸中有股臭味儿。 see also sour ⇨ bitter1■mouldy (BrE) (NAmEmoldy) ˈməʊldi; NAmEˈmoʊldicovered with or containing mould; old and not in good condition发霉的;破旧的ⓘ Mould is a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air. * mould指霉菌◆The potatoes went mouldy before we'd had a chance to use them.我们还没来得及吃,那些土豆就发霉了。◆We threw away all the mouldy old furniture.我们把破旧家具全都扔了。■bad(of food) not safe to eat because it has decayed(食物)变质的,腐烂的◆The meat had gone bad.这肉已经坏了。◆There was a smell of bad eggs.有一股臭鸡蛋的味道。■off [not before noun] (BrE) (of food) no longer fresh enough to eat or drink(食物)不新鲜,变质◆The fish had gone off.这鱼已变质了。◆The milk smells off.这奶的味道不对劲。
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