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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

      • 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。