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

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。
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。
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。
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。
He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
他正度着风烛残年。
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。
These dirty, decrepit workhorses and their doctored diesel are responsible for a particularly toxic form of air pollution as well as health problems.
这些肮脏破旧的机器和它们所装配的柴油机对一种特殊有毒气体的产生负有主要责任，会造成空气污染和健康问题。
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。
A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。
Are there more contributing reasons and causes for the current decrepit state of things?
还有其它的理由和原因助长了目前的衰颓状况嘛？