Wordiyo
RootsVocabularyCoursesGuidesMy WordsPricing
Wordiyo

Build your English vocabulary systematically through roots and etymology.

Explore

  • Roots
  • Vocabulary
  • My Words

Learn

  • Guides
  • Pricing

Company

  • About
  • Terms
  • Privacy

© 2026 Wordiyo.

  1. Home
  2. /rotten

rotten

UK/'rɒtn/US
TOEFLGREB1

Definitions

adj.

Decayed and decomposed; morally corrupt or of very poor quality

腐烂的;堕落的;糟糕的

adv.

To an extreme degree

极度地,非常

Root Breakdown

Native English
rottenother
=rotten

Common Collocations

  • 1.rotten luck倒霉透顶
  • 2.rotten to the core烂透了/腐败至骨
  • 3.rotten egg臭鸡蛋
  • 4.smell rotten散发腐臭味

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The rotten apples at the bottom of the barrel had to be thrown away.

  • 2.

    He felt rotten about lying to his best friend.

  • 3.

    The whole system is rotten to the core and desperately needs reform.

← Browse all roots