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
What are you talking about?
在说什么？
Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼里出西施。
but they seldom realize that they have brought this on themselves.
殊不知这是他们自找的。