腐败的原因传布腐败或腐朽的根源 A source of spreading corruption or decay.
那个腐朽的傀儡政权正在土崩瓦解。 The decadent puppet regime was falling apart.
敌人就在背后┃,而前面横跨在深谷之上的桥已经腐朽不堪┃,摇摇晃晃。他处在两难之中┃,犹豫了起来┃。 His enemy was close behind him, and the bridge over the ravine was rotten and swaying. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, he hesitated.