Before the ladder could reach the summit, its foot had rotted away.

而木梯最下面的桩脚已经霉烂。

But feathers are so fragile that they usually rot away without any trace.

但是羽毛都很脆弱，通常很快就腐烂掉，不会留下痕迹。

They may also have used wood and skins, but these have rotted away.

他们也可能用过木头和兽皮，但这类东西早已腐烂殆尽。

And the rest of his skin and muscles rotted away, leaving just his bones.

而剩下的外皮和肌肉腐败后，只留下了骨头。

The years have taken their toll, a string that kept me together has long since rotted away.

岁月流逝，穿着我的绳子早已腐烂。

Most of our everyday plastic items end up in landfill, left to rot away for many years.

大部分的日常塑料制品最终会被丢弃在垃圾填埋场，多年以后才能腐烂掉。

But actually, the archaic version of corruption is to do with something decaying or rotting away or being infected.

古英语中的“corruption”是与腐烂或腐烂或被感染有关。

But my insides were rotting away.

但我的内脏正在腐烂。

Bones are hard, mineralized structures that rot away slowly.

骨头是坚硬的矿化结构，会慢慢腐烂。

But it's a hell of a lot better, than just rotting away at home.

但这比在家里腐烂要好得多。