decrepit
英 [dɪˈkrepɪt] 美 [dɪˈkrɛpɪt]

adj.

衰老的，老朽的，破旧的；头童齿豁；衰朽；蓬头历齿

英英释义

decrepit[ di'krepit ]

• adj.
  • worn and broken down by hard use

    "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"

    同义词：creakyderelictflea-bittenrun-downwoebegone

  • lacking physical strength or vitality

    同义词：debilefeebleinfirmricketysaplessweakweakly

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Confidentiality--a decrepit concept? Discussion paper.
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Confidentiality in Medicine – A Decrepit Concept
A New Portrait of Venus: Thick-Skinned and Decrepit
Confidentiality in Medicine — A Decrepit Concept — NEJM
Experimental study on the anti-decrepit effect of Lycium Chinese Mill
Between humans and ghosts: the decrepit elderly in a Polynesian society
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