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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 vast number of other public-sector entities, some of them decrepit, often create bottlenecks.
  大量其他公共部门的实体它们中的一部分已经衰落时常面临发展瓶颈。
• Childhood, manhood, and decrepit age ( Francis Quarles).
  童年，成年和老年（弗朗西斯·阔勒斯）。
• 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。
• a decrepit old man.
  年迈体衰的老人
• 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。