decrepit

英 [dɪˈkrepɪt]

美 [dɪˈkrepɪt]

adj.  衰老的; 老朽的; 破旧的

TOEFLIELTSGRE

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

• 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。
• 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 Italians, for instance, created the perfect experience of watching football, but then wrecked it with decrepit stadiums, hooligans and match fixing.
  例如，意大利人本来创造出了观赏足球的完美体验，但又用破旧的球场、足球流氓和假球黑哨破坏了这种体验。
• 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。
• He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
  他正度着风烛残年。
• 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。
• "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.”
• 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。
• 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。