decrepit

英[dɪ'krepɪt] 美[dɪ'krepɪt]
  • adj. 破旧的;衰老的
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Adjective:
  1. worn and broken down by hard use;

    "a creaky shack"
    "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
    "a flea-bitten sofa"
    "a run-down neighborhood"
    "a woebegone old shack"

  2. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality;

    "a feeble old woman"
    "her body looked sapless"

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. 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。

来自辞典例句

4. 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。

来自辞典例句

5. Then her heart sank. The decrepit animal would never pull the hill.
可随即她的心又往下沉 ---- 这匹跛脚老马怎么爬得上去呀!

来自飘(部分)

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. We fell the old antiquated and decrepit schoolhouse into disuse.
      我们淘汰了已经破烂不堪的旧校舍。
    2. The decrepit old man led a poor life.
      这个老翁贫困潦倒。
    3. A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
      一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。