decrepit
英 [dɪˈkrepɪt]
美 [dɪˈkrepɪt]
adj. 衰老的; 老朽的; 破旧的
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.- 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。 - ..a decrepit old man.
年迈体衰的老人
- The film had been shot in a decrepit old police station.
英英释义
adj
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- worn and broken down by hard use
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The youthful dynamism of America, and now of China and India, seems to be leaving the decrepit old continent in the shade.
美国的青春活力,如今则是中国和印度的活力,似乎正使得衰落的旧大陆大为逊色。 - 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。 - "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.” - Today, the city of Detroit features a moderately attractive downtown that is surrounded in three directions by acres of decrepit or abandoned housing, abandoned factories, and empty lots ( on the fourth side is the Detroit River).
如今,底特律的市中心已经不怎么有吸引力了,大量年久失修或废弃的房屋、工厂和空地从三面包围了市中心(第四面是底特律河)。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。