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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

      • 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。
      • Bill rode past the street on a horse that looked decrepit and about to collapse.
        比尔骑着一匹看起来快倒了的老马从街上经过。
      • Years ago, my mother sailed the Yangtze, ate in decrepit restaurants, and never once fell ill.
        几年前,妈妈坐船游长江,在脏兮兮的小馆子里吃饭,却从未得过病。
      • Hira Hira-Japanese: the feeling you get when you walk into a dark and decrepit old house in the middle of the night.
        日语:深更半夜你走进一所又黑又旧的破屋子里的感觉。
      • 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。
      • The British music scene is nostalgic, decrepit and moribund.
        英国音乐呈现出感伤怀旧、暮气沉沉、行将就木的景象。
      • 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。
      • These dirty, decrepit workhorses and their doctored diesel are responsible for a particularly toxic form of air pollution as well as health problems.
        这些肮脏破旧的机器和它们所装配的柴油机对一种特殊有毒气体的产生负有主要责任,会造成空气污染和健康问题。
      • 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。
      • Are there more contributing reasons and causes for the current decrepit state of things?
        还有其它的理由和原因助长了目前的衰颓状况嘛?