One could see the blackened areas where the branches had rotted off. 人们可以在污秽肮脏的地区看见树枝因腐烂而脱落
wood that had rotted), but it often, likeputrefy, stresses a stage of deterioration marked by offensiveness to the sense of smell: 已经腐烂了的木头), 但正如putrefy, 该词经常强调恶化的阶段,伴有显著的令人作呕的气味: