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

• "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.”
• Each time, I noticed a flurry of activity in a distant compound with a single decrepit building.
  每次，我都注意到远处有一个居民区，里面有一座破旧的建筑物，人声沸沸扬扬。
• 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 team made a meticulous measurement to the pagodas first and recorded down the decrepit circumstance. Then, they began to excavate the cultural relics.
  考古队首先对三塔进行了细致的测量，记录了三塔的残破情况。然后开始对文物的发掘。
• 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。
• 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。
• A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
  一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。
• 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。
• 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。
• Childhood, manhood, and decrepit age ( Francis Quarles).
  童年，成年和老年（弗朗西斯·阔勒斯）。