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
Could you please tell me the departure times?
你能告诉我出发的时间吗？
Do whatever seems best.
只要察觉出是最好的，就去做。
but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened,
可是虽然我们对我们祖先笃信的许多事物已不太相信，