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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rotten
rot·ten [rotten rottener rottenest] adjective, adverb BrE [ˈrɒtn] NAmE [ˈrɑːtn]
adjective
1. (of food, wood, etc.)that has decayed and cannot be eaten or used
•the smell of rotten vegetables
•The fruit is starting to go rotten.
•rotten floorboards
2. usually before noun (informal)very bad
Syn: ↑terrible
•I've had a rotten day!
•What rotten luck!
•She's a rotten singer.
3. usually before noun (informal)dishonest
•The organization is rotten to the core.
4. not before noun (informal)looking or feeling ill/sick
•She felt rotten.
5. not before noun (informal)feeling guilty about sth you have done
•I feel rotten about leaving them behind.
6. only before noun (informal)used to emphasize that you are angry or upset about sth
•You can keep your rotten money!
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse rotinn.
Thesaurus:
rotten adj.
•The fruit is starting to go rotten.
bad • • stale • • sour • • rancid • |BrE off • • mouldy • |AmE moldy •
Opp: fresh
rotten/stale/mouldy food
rotten/bad eggs
stale/mouldy bread
go rotten/bad/stale/sour/rancid/off/mouldy
Example Bank:
•I'm rotten at remembering names.
•That meat's going to go rotten if you don't use it soon.
•That was a rather rotten trick!
•The wood was quite rotten by this time.
•This flu makes you feel rotten.
•You rotten little swine!
•He stepped on a rotten floorboard and felt it give way.
•I've always been rotten at maths.
•She's a rotten singer.
•The fruit is starting to go rotten.
•The metal was corroded and the wood was rotten.
•They pelted him with rotten eggs.
Idiom: ↑rotten apple
Derived Word: ↑rottenness
adverb (informal)
to a large degree; very much
•She spoils the children rotten.
• (BrE)He fancies you (something) rotten.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse rotinn.
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