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

• 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

• 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。
• 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。
• A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
  一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• Childhood, manhood, and decrepit age ( Francis Quarles).
  童年，成年和老年（弗朗西斯·阔勒斯）。
• 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。
• 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。