When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed. 腐烂
verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 腐败，腐坏之（rot 的现在分词形式）；深蚀刻
If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos. 如果我们不马上卸货，这些粮食在仓中将开始腐烂。
noun [专属名词] 沤麻
Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food. 蚂蚁围着那堆腐烂的食物跑来跑去。
