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

• 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。
• 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）。
• A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
  一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。
• He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
  他正度着风烛残年。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。