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decrepit

英 [dɪˈkrepɪt]

美 [dɪˈkrepɪt]

adj.  衰老的; 老朽的; 破旧的

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BNC.19107 / COCA.16566

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 衰老的;老朽的;破旧的
      very old and not in good condition or health

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 破旧的;年久失修的;衰老的
        Something that isdecrepitis old and in bad condition. Someone who isdecrepitis old and weak.
        1. The film had been shot in a decrepit old police station.
          该影片是在一所破旧不堪的警察局里拍摄的。
        2. ..a decrepit old man.
          年迈体衰的老人

      英英释义

      adj

      双语例句

      • A vast number of other public-sector entities, some of them decrepit, often create bottlenecks.
        大量其他公共部门的实体它们中的一部分已经衰落时常面临发展瓶颈。
      • Today, the city of Detroit features a moderately attractive downtown that is surrounded in three directions by acres of decrepit or abandoned housing, abandoned factories, and empty lots ( on the fourth side is the Detroit River).
        如今,底特律的市中心已经不怎么有吸引力了,大量年久失修或废弃的房屋、工厂和空地从三面包围了市中心(第四面是底特律河)。
      • He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
        他正度着风烛残年。
      • An enterprising person is the one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development.
        一个有事业心的人是一个开车路过破落的街市能想到新的房产开发的人。
      • The film had been shot in a decrepit old police station.
        该影片是在一所破旧不堪的警察局里拍摄的。
      • No one should hove to live in a house that's so run-down and decrepit.
        不能让人住在这样一座年久失修的破旧房子里。
      • In1983, star warsdirector George Lucas took aim at decrepit theater sound systems.
        1983年,星球大战计划主任乔治卢卡斯瞄准老朽剧院音响系统。
      • The youthful dynamism of America, and now of China and India, seems to be leaving the decrepit old continent in the shade.
        美国的青春活力,如今则是中国和印度的活力,似乎正使得衰落的旧大陆大为逊色。
      • The sobering fact remains that decrepit infrastructure makes Chinese-style growth of 10 per cent or higher unattainable.
        一个令人警醒的事实依然存在:即老旧的基础设施,使巴西难以实现中国式的10%乃至更高经济增长。
      • The Italians, for instance, created the perfect experience of watching football, but then wrecked it with decrepit stadiums, hooligans and match fixing.
        例如,意大利人本来创造出了观赏足球的完美体验,但又用破旧的球场、足球流氓和假球黑哨破坏了这种体验。