세균이나 균류의 작용으로 인해 유기물이 분해되어 썩다 또는 그렇게 만들다.
예문:
"If you leave the timber in the rain, it will start to rot within months."
"Excessive moisture in the soil can rot the roots of the seedlings."
관심이나 기회의 부족으로 인해 도덕적, 사회적, 또는 신체적으로 서서히 쇠퇴하거나 타락하다.
To gradually decline in quality, standards, or moral character through neglect.
예문:
"He felt like his mind was rotting while he sat in that boring office job."
"The once-great empire was allowed to rot from the inside due to corruption."
말도 안 되는 어리석은 소리나 생각.
Nonsensical or foolish talk; absurd ideas.
예문:
"Don't listen to him; he's talking absolute rot about the new project."
"The idea that the earth is flat is utter rot."
식물이나 동물의 조직이 파괴되는 균류 또는 세균성 질병.
Any of various diseases in plants or animals characterized by the breakdown of tissues.
예문:
"The gardener applied a fungicide to prevent root rot in the rose bushes."
부패하는 과정 또는 부패한 물질 그 자체.
The process of decaying or the state of being decayed; rotten matter.
예문:
"We had to replace the floorboards because the rot had spread too far."