decrepit
英 [dɪˈkrepɪt]
美 [dɪˈkrepɪt]
adj. 衰老的; 老朽的; 破旧的
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.- 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。 - ..a decrepit old man.
年迈体衰的老人
- The film had been shot in a decrepit old police station.
英英释义
adj
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- worn and broken down by hard use
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
双语例句
- The infrastructure, from hotels to transport, is old and decrepit.
从宾馆到交通,所有的基础设施都已陈旧失修。 - Three types of rulers are especially susceptible to desertion by their backers: new, decrepit and bankrupt leaders.
有三种统治者极有可能遭遇其支持力量的背叛:新生的、衰老的、行将崩溃的。 - Childhood, manhood, and decrepit age ( Francis Quarles).
童年,成年和老年(弗朗西斯·阔勒斯)。 - Idealism has a role to play& it can convince us that no matter how misshapen, decrepit, or dull we are, there is someone out there for us.
理想主义有一个作用&它使我们相信,无论我们多么畸形,衰老,或呆滞,总会有人帮助我们。 - 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。 - a decrepit old man.
年迈体衰的老人 - He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
他正度着风烛残年。 - He half-listens to the complaints of his decrepit fellow plutocrat, who poor fellow! is too rich to benefit from George bush's tax cuts.
他正心不在焉地听着老朽的富翁同僚的抱怨,这位同僚可怜的家伙太富有了,以至于无法从布什的减税政策中受益。 - Objective In accordance with the structure in decrepit skin, the anti-aging skin of the poly peptides were studied.
目的本文根据皮肤自然老化的原理,研究海洋肽的抗皮肤衰老作用。 - 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。