Beyond this the count was stopped by dry rot and scars.
除此之外,计数因干腐和伤疤而停止。
4.哈利波特与火焰杯
They were Muggles who hated and despised magic in any form, which meant that Harry was about as welcome in their house as dry rot.
他们都是麻瓜,憎恨和蔑视任何形式的魔法,这就意味着哈利在他们家里就像霉菌一样不受欢迎。
优山美地
I have spent a good deal of time trying to determine the age of these wonderful trees, but as all of the very old ones are honey-combed with dry rot I never was able to get a complete count of the largest.
Dry rot is wood decay caused by certain species of fungi that digest parts of the wood which give the wood strength and stiffness. It was previously used to describe any decay of cured wood in ships and buildings by a fungus which resulted in a darkly colored deteriorated and cracked condition.