transcription, транскрипция: [ rɒt(ə)n ]
1.
If food, wood, or another substance is rotten , it has decayed and can no longer be used.
The smell outside this building is overwhelming–like rotten eggs...
ADJ
2.
If you describe something as rotten , you think it is very unpleasant or of very poor quality. ( INFORMAL )
I personally think it’s a rotten idea...
≠ great
ADJ : usu ADJ n
3.
If you describe someone as rotten , you are insulting them or criticizing them because you think that they are very unpleasant or unkind. ( INFORMAL )
You rotten swine! How dare you?...
≠ nice
ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]
4.
If you feel rotten , you feel bad, either because you are ill or because you are sorry about something. ( INFORMAL )
I had glandular fever and spent that year feeling rotten...
= awful
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ