Word · Frequency #14551
dilapidated
破败的；荒废的；坍塌的
核心释义
in a state of decay or partial ruin, especially from neglect or misuse
- 1.
已陷入失修或破败状态的,尤指因疏忽所致。
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
- 2.
破败不堪的
in deplorable condition
已陷入失修或破败状态的,尤指因疏忽所致。；破败不堪的；破坏的；荒废的；要塌似的
用法In use
The old barn was dilapidated, with holes in the roof and broken windows.
用法提示：句中 dilapidated 作表语形容词，描述建筑物因失修而破旧的状态。
After years of neglect, the dilapidated house finally collapsed during the storm.
用法提示：句中 dilapidated 作定语形容词修饰 house，强调因长期失修而荒废残破。
We could not rent the dilapidated apartment because the walls were crumbling.
用法提示：句中 dilapidated 作定语形容词，说明公寓因疏于维护而破旧不堪。
dilapidated + noun
They live in a dilapidated house.
他们住在一所破败的房子里。
be + dilapidated
dilapidated 通常形容建筑物等因年久失修而衰败，也可用于家具等物品。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dilapidated building
- 破败的建筑
- They bought a dilapidated building and restored it.他们买下一栋破败的建筑并加以修缮。
- dilapidated house
- 年久失修的房子
- The old man lived alone in a dilapidated house.那位老人独自住在一所年久失修的房子里。
- in a dilapidated state
- 处于破败状态
- After years of neglect, the school was in a dilapidated state.经过多年的忽视，这所学校处于破败状态。
- dilapidated barn
- 破旧的谷仓
- The farm had a dilapidated barn behind the field.农场的田地后面有一座破旧的谷仓。
- dilapidated mansion
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：想象一栋破屋，地板(di)耷拉(la)下来，又被时代(dated)遗忘——破败不堪。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、real estate descriptions dilapidated 通常用于正式或书面语境，多指建筑物等因长期失修而破败、快要坍塌的状态；日常口语中更常说 run-down 或 in bad condition。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending -ated. Updated and outdated contain the same final /deɪtɪd/ unit as dilapidated and genuinely rhyme with it. Irritated, animated, sophisticated, and renovated are useful spelling lookalikes, but their stress falls earlier and the -ated ending is unaccented, so they do not rhyme with dilapidated.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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