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

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。
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。
A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。
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。
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？
a decrepit old man.
年迈体衰的老人
He was dragging out his remaining years in decrepit health.
他正度着风烛残年。
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。
Idealism has a role to play& it can convince us that no matter how misshapen, decrepit, or dull we are, there is someone out there for us.
理想主义有一个作用&它使我们相信，无论我们多么畸形，衰老，或呆滞，总会有人帮助我们。
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。