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

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。
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。
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。
He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
他正度着风烛残年。
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。
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。
Childhood, manhood, and decrepit age ( Francis Quarles).
童年，成年和老年（弗朗西斯·阔勒斯）。
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。
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。
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。