disuse

英 [dɪsˈjuːs]

美 [dɪsˈjuːs]

n.  不用; 废弃

TEM8

BNC.18962 / COCA.25336

牛津词典

noun

• 不用；废弃
  a situation in which sth is no longer being used
  1. The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.
     这个工厂二十年前就废弃了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 废弃;不用
  If something fallsinto disuse, people stop using it. If something becomes worse as a result ofdisuse, it becomes worse because no one uses it.
  1. ...a church which has fallen into disuse...
     废弃的教堂
  2. The wheel had long since rusted from years of disuse.
     多年不用的车轮早已锈迹斑斑。

英英释义

noun

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected
  1. the house was in a terrible state of neglect
  Synonym:neglect

双语例句

• The old bridge fell into disuse.
  这座旧桥废弃不用了。
• His vocal organs began to deteriorate from disuse.
  他的发音器官由于长年不用而开始退化。
• The route was once much travelled but has fallen into disuse.
  这条路线旅行的人以前常走，但是现在已不用了。
• The wheel had long since rusted from years of disuse.
  多年不用的车轮早已锈迹斑斑。
• Any company that permits development artifacts to fall into disuse is simply wasting money.
  任何让开发构件尘封的公司无疑都在浪费自己的资金。
• The factory had gradually fallen into disuse.
  这个工厂渐渐废弃不用了。
• The machine has become rusty from disuse. The rain has rusted the gate.
  机器已经因不用而生锈。雨水已使大门生锈了。
• In recent years, scientists have determined that experience can readily alter the brain, as networks of neural synapses bloom in response to activity or wither with disuse.
  近年来，科学家们已经确定，经验可以很容易地改变大脑，因为神经突触网络会因为对活动作出反应而激增，也可能因为被弃置不用而萎缩。
• Regulators may also have to invent new tools or revive ones that have fallen into disuse.
  此外，监管机构还必须发明新的工具，或重新捡起那些弃用的工具。
• Muscles can become weak with disuse.
  肌肉不用会变得软弱无力。