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。
He half-listens to the complaints of his decrepit fellow plutocrat, who poor fellow! is too rich to benefit from George bush's tax cuts.
他正心不在焉地听着老朽的富翁同僚的抱怨，这位同僚可怜的家伙太富有了，以至于无法从布什的减税政策中受益。
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。
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。
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。
He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
他正度着风烛残年。
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。
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。
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。
Hira Hira-Japanese: the feeling you get when you walk into a dark and decrepit old house in the middle of the night.
日语：深更半夜你走进一所又黑又旧的破屋子里的感觉。