A ROTTEN (OR BAD) APPLE

Meaning of A ROTTEN (OR BAD) APPLE in English

a rotten ( or bad) apple

informal

a corrupt person in a group, likely to have a detrimental influence on the others.

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BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
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APPLE — I Fruit of the genus Malus , in the rose family, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. Malus species are …
Английский словарь Британика
ROTTEN — I. ˈrät ə n adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLE — ˈapəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROTTEN — (a.) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone.
Английский словарь Webster
ROTTEN — (a.) Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.
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APPLE — (n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love …
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ROTTEN — ( a. ) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROTTEN — ( a. ) Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APPLE — ( n. ) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROTTEN — — rottenly , adv. — rottenness , n. /rot"n/ , adj., rottener, rottenest . 1. decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAD — bad 1 — badness , n. /bad/ , adj., worse, worst; ( Slang ) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. …
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APPLE — /ap"euhl/ , n. 1. the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROTTEN — I. ˈrä-t ə n adjective Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English rotian to rot …
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BAD — I. ˈbad adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : failing to …
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APPLE — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High German apful apple, Old …
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ROTTEN — adj offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting. 2. rotten ·adj having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat. …
Webster English vocab
APPLE — vi to grow like an apple; to bear apples. 2. apple ·noun anything round like an apple; as, an apple …
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ROTTEN — [rot.ten] adj [ME roten, fr. ON rotinn; akin to OE rotian to rot] (13c) 1: having rotted: putrid 2: morally …
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APPLE — [ap.ple] n, often attrib [ME appel, fr. OE aeppel; akin to OHG apful apple, OIr ubull, OCS abluko] (bef. 12c) …
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APPLE — fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROTTEN — rotten BrE AmE ˈrɒt ə n AmE ˈrɑːt ə n ▷ rotten|er ə AmE ə r ▷ rotten|est ɪst əst …
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APPLE — apple BrE AmE ˈæp ə l ▷ apple|s z ▶ ˈ apple ˌ blossom BrE AmE ▶ ˌ apple ˈ …
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ROTTEN — / ˈrɒtn; NAmE ˈrɑːtn/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective 1. ( of food, wood, etc. ) that has decayed and …
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BAD — / bæd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( worse / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ worst / wɜːst; …
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APPLE — / ˈæpl; NAmE / noun a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh : an …
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ROTTEN — I. rot ‧ ten 1 /ˈrɒtn $ ˈrɑːtn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAD — I. bad 1 S1 W1 /bæd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlative worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APPLE — ap ‧ ple S2 W3 /ˈæp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æppel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROTTEN — adj. (rottener, rottenest) 1 rotting or rotted; falling to pieces or liable to break or tear from age or use. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
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ROTTEN — adj. (rottener, rottenest) 1 rotting or rotted; falling to pieces or liable to break or tear from age or use. …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROTTEN — adj. (rottener, rottenest) 1. rotting or rotted; falling to pieces or liable to break or tear from age or use. …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
APPLE — n.1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
ROTTEN — 1. If food, wood, or another substance is rotten , it has decayed and can no longer be used. The …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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BAD — ( worse, worst) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
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APPLE — ( apples) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An apple is a …
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ROTTEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a terrible/poor/rotten liar (= who does not tell believable lies ) ▪ You're a rotten …
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OR
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APPLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ We planted a peach tree in the backyard. ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — (LOW QUALITY) [adjective] - of unacceptably low quality; not acceptableI thought the film was really bad.Bad teachers can make children …
Cambridge English vocab
APPLE — [noun] - a round fruit with a firm white inside and a green, red or yellow skin, or the tree …
Cambridge English vocab
APPLE — n. Apple Computer Inc. apple scab custard apple
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BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Slang English vocab
APPLE — n. apple knocker apple polish apple polisher
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APPLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sweet ▪ sharp , sour , tart ▪ Add some sugar to the stewed apple—it's still a …
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ROTTEN — adj. 25B6; adjective rotten meat : DECAYING, rotting, bad, off, decomposing, putrid, putrescent, perished, mouldy, mouldering, mildewy, rancid, festering, fetid; …
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BAD — n. 25B6; adjective bad workmanship : SUBSTANDARD, poor, inferior, second-rate, second-class, unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, not up to scratch, not up …
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APPLE — ( BrE Apple Mac , Mac ) the popular name for the Macintosh computer produced by the US company Apple …
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ROTTEN — adj. 1 rotted, decayed, decomposed, decomposing, putrid, putrescent, putrescing, mouldy, mouldering, spoilt or spoiled, mildewed, rancid, fetid or foetid, stale, …
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BAD — adj. 1 poor, wretched, inferior, defective, awful, worthless, miserable, egregious, execrable, substandard, unsatisfactory, disappointing, inadequate, non-standard, Colloq lousy, rotten, crummy, …
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