decrepitude

英 [dɪˈkrepɪtjuːd]

美 [dɪˈkrepɪtuːd]

n. 衰老; 老朽; 破旧

BNC.38065 / COCA.33235

牛津词典

noun

衰老；老朽；破旧
the state of being old and in poor condition or health

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 破旧;年久失修;衰老;老朽
Decrepitudeis the state of being very old and in poor condition.
1. The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect.
  这座建筑看上去破旧失修，无人照管。

英英释义

noun

a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
Synonym:dilapidation

双语例句

What do the middleaged women need in order to maintain their youth and doomed decrepitude?
什么是中年妇女的需要，以维持其青年和注定衰老？
The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect.
这座建筑看上去破旧失修，无人照管。
SOD is superoxide dismutase, it can clear away excessive O2 which is produced during the course of organism supersession, it can prevent disease and delay the decrepitude of human body.
超氧化歧化酶（SOD）能清除机体代谢过程中产生的过多的氧自由基，可预防疾病和延缓人体衰老。
From the above data, tea have the power to improve immunity and to resist decrepitude.
由此可以看出，茶叶能够起到提高免疫力，抗衰老的功效。
Traditional Chinese Medicine has abundant clinical experience and form theoretical system to postpone decrepitude, it emphasize that spleen is the root of after-birth and the source of qi and blood.
中医学在延缓衰老的过程中，积累了丰富的临床经验，并形成了丰富的医学理论，中医学强调脾为后天之本、气血生化之源。
The photosynthetic rate descend gradually because of the decrepitude of the leaf.
后期由于叶子的衰老，光合速率逐渐下降。
This touches a point independent of senile decrepitude: we are finite beings and even if our vital functions continued unimpaired, there are limits to what our brains can store and keep adding to.
这揭示了一个完全不同于衰老的问题：就算我们的心脏能永远健康地跳动，我们的大脑却不可能不停地往里装东西。
It can also slow decrepitude of the body and improve the ability of anti-oxidant and anti-ageing.
可延缓机体的衰老，提高机体组织的抗氧化、抗衰老能力，预示着逆针灸在预防医学领域具有广阔的应用前景。
Its 'activity decreased and tended to decrepitude.
其活力明显下降，趋于衰老；
When it was discovered that the knacker and tanner would give only a very few shillings for Prince's carcase because of his decrepitude, Durbeyfield rose to the occasion.
德北菲尔德发现，由于王子衰老枯瘦，屠户和皮匠只愿出几个先令买下它的尸体，他就站起来处理这件事。