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

Bill rode past the street on a horse that looked decrepit and about to collapse.
比尔骑着一匹看起来快倒了的老马从街上经过。
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。
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。
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.
年迈体衰的老人
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 vast number of other public-sector entities, some of them decrepit, often create bottlenecks.
大量其他公共部门的实体它们中的一部分已经衰落时常面临发展瓶颈。
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。
He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
他正度着风烛残年。
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。