decrepit

英 [dɪˈkrepɪt]

美 [dɪˈkrepɪt]

adj. 衰老的; 老朽的; 破旧的

TOEFL IELTS GRE

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

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
1. a feeble old woman
2. her body looked sapless
Synonym:debilefeebleinfirmricketysaplessweakweakly
worn and broken down by hard use
1. a creaky shack
2. a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
3. a flea-bitten sofa
4. a run-down neighborhood
5. a woebegone old shack
Synonym:creakyderelictflea-bittenrun-downwoebegone

双语例句

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。
A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。
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。
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。
The back yard was a m é lange of decrepit teak furnishings, lumpy grass and a beat-looking umbrella.
后院是一个放杂物的地方，破旧的柚木家具，块状的碎玻璃，和可以作为打击物的伞。
Childhood, manhood, and decrepit age ( Francis Quarles).
童年，成年和老年（弗朗西斯·阔勒斯）。
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。
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。
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。
"an old, rickety vehicle, especially a decrepit automobile or aircraft."
“一种用久而破烂的交通工具，尤指破坏了的汽车或飞机.”