Dry rot
干枯
📖 牛津释义
dry rot
1 decay of wood, causing it to turn to powder （木材的）乾腐（使其成为粉末）.
2 fungi that cause this 使木材乾腐的真菌.
3 (fig 比喻) force that gradually spoils eg an organization or moral standards but which is not easily noticed at first （初时不易发现的）逐渐腐蚀（组织、 道德标准等）的力量.
🧩 词语组成解析
dry
[draɪ]
adj. 干的干燥的，干旱的;干旱的，口渴的;干咳的;无趣味的，枯燥的;
vt. 从…去掉水分，使…变干;脱水保存（如肉或其它食物）;
vi. 变干;
n. 干涸;[复数] drys [非正式用语]主张禁酒的人;
rot
[rɔt]
n. 腐烂，腐朽;
vt.& vi. （使）腐烂，（使）腐朽;
🗣️ 情景例句
I forgot the grocery list.
我忘了带我的购物请单。
Me too. I was hoping we could go to the beach today, but it looks like that's out of the question.
我也这么想，我本来希望我们今天去海边，但看来没戏了。
Tim is an engineer.He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
蒂姆是个工程师，正在一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。