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

• I know from personal experience that the "existing rails" in Cambodia are decrepit.
  我知道根据个人经验柬埔寨的“存在的铁路”是破旧的。
• "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.”
• 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 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。
• Are there more contributing reasons and causes for the current decrepit state of things?
  还有其它的理由和原因助长了目前的衰颓状况嘛？
• Decrepit families imply decrepit wills, decrepit conduct.
  衰败的家族就意味着衰败的意志，衰败的行为。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。