Rotten Informal ə Rot Noun English Adverb Rot·Ten

rot·ten

I

\\ˈrä-t^ən\\ adjective1. having rotted :

putrid

2. morally corrupt
3. extremely unpleasant or inferior
    a rotten day
    a rotten job
4. very uncomfortable
    feeling rotten
5. of very poor quality :

lousy

,

abominable

    a rotten show
    what rotten luck
• rot·ten·ly adverb
• rot·ten·ness \\-t^ən-(n)əs\\ noun

II

adverb: to an extreme degree
    spoiled rotten

rotten
  early 13c., from O.N. rotinn "decayed," pp. of verb related to rotna "to decay," from P.Gmc. stem *rut- (see rot). Sense of "corrupt" is from late 14c.; weakened sense of "bad" first recorded 1881. Rotter "objectionable person" is recorded from 1894. Rotten apple is from a saying traced back to at least 1528: "For one rotten apple lytell and lytell putrifieth an whole heape."

rotten
rot·ten / 5rCtn; NAmE 5rB:tn / adjective1. (of food, wood, etc. 食物、树木等) that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used
   腐烂的；腐败的；腐朽的:
   the smell of rotten vegetables
   腐烂蔬菜的气味
   The fruit is starting to go rotten.
   水果已经开始腐烂变质了。
   rotten floorboards
   腐朽的木地板
2. [usually before noun] (informal) very bad
   非常糟糕的；恶劣的
   SYN 

terrible

:
   I've had a rotten day!
   我这一天倒霉透了！
   What rotten luck!
   真倒霉！
   She's a rotten singer.
   她是个蹩脚的歌手。
3. [usually before noun] (informal) dishonest
   不诚实的；腐败的:
   The organization is rotten to the core.
   这个组织腐败透顶。
4. [not before noun] (informal) looking or feeling ill / sick
   不舒服；不适:
   She felt rotten.
   她感觉不舒服。
5. [not before noun] (informal) feeling guilty about sth you have done
   感到内疚(或惭愧):
   I feel rotten about leaving them behind.
   我丢下他们不管,感到很惭愧。
6. [only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize that you are angry or upset about sth
   (强调非常生气或沮丧)倒霉的,破烂的:
   You can keep your rotten money!
   你就留着你的臭钱吧！
• rot·ten·ness noun [U]
 IDIOMS 
▪ a rotten 'apple
   one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group
   带来恶劣影响的人；害群之马adverb   (informal) to a large degree; very much
   很大程度上；非常:
   She spoils the children rotten.
   她很溺爱孩子。
   (BrE) He fancies you (something) rotten.
   他非常迷恋你。

rotten adj.

rot·ten
I. \ˈrät^ən\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English rotian to rot — more at
1.
 a. : having rotted : decayed,
  < people who are dead and rotten in their graves — Mary Deasy >
  < a rotten tomato >
  < a little paint on a rotten house — Eric Linklater >
  < some granites are exceedingly rotten — K.A.Henderson >
  < rotten ice >
 b. obsolete : characterized by rot
  < the rotten diseases of the South — Shakespeare >
2.
 a. : morally corrupt
  < people … have become aware of something rotten in our democracy — Garrett Mattingly >
  < his heart … went rotten with vanity — Maurice Cranston >
 b. : very badly behaved : spoiled
  < a rotten child >
3.
 a. of a sheep : affected with rot
 b. : causing or characteristic of rot in sheep
4. : extremely unpleasant :
 < a rotten day >
 < a rotten humor >
 < soldiering is a rotten job — J.O.Hannay >
 < it's rotten waiting for things — John Galsworthy >
5. : marked by weakness or unsoundness
 < a commando group whose special operations are canceled one after another until the group goes rotten — Curtis Bradford >
6. : very uncomfortable (as from sickness or low spirits)
 < caught a cold and felt rotten >
 < was looking rotten >
7. : marked by extremely poor quality :
 < a rotten book >
 < paid $50 for rotten seats — Barnaby Conrad >
 < rotten luck >
 < a rotten failure >
• rot·ten·ly \-^ənlē, -li\ adverb
• rot·ten·ness \-^ən(n)ə̇s\ noun -es
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
chiefly dialect :

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