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dilapidated
使荒废；使破败；使毁坏
dilapidated is the past of dilapidate.
cause (something) to fall into ruin or decay through neglect or misuse
- 1.
To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
使变得破败或失修
- 2.
To squander or waste.
挥霍或浪费
使变得破败或失修；挥霍或浪费；(使)荒废；(使)毁坏
In use
Years of harsh winters slowly dilapidated the old barn.
The landlord was accused of letting the property dilapidate.
The abandoned factory has dilapidated beyond repair.
dilapidate sth
及物动词，直接跟宾语，表示使某物荒废或毁坏。
The neglectful owner dilapidated the historic mansion.
疏忽的主人使历史豪宅荒废了。
be dilapidated
被动语态，强调状态。
The old factory was dilapidated by years of disuse.
旧工厂因多年废弃而被毁坏。
Verb forms
base dilapidate · third person dilapidates · -ing dilapidating · past dilapidated · past participle dilapidated
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- dilapidated building
- 破败的建筑
- The factory was a dilapidated building that had been abandoned for decades.那座工厂是一栋被遗弃了几十年的破败建筑。
- dilapidated house
- 失修的房屋
- They bought a dilapidated house and spent a year restoring it.他们买了一栋失修的房屋，花了一年时间翻新它。
- in a dilapidated state
- 处于破败状态
- After years of neglect, the historic library was in a dilapidated state.多年无人照管后，这座历史悠久的图书馆处于破败状态。
- dilapidate one's fortune
- 挥霍财产
- He dilapidated his fortune on reckless gambling.他把财产挥霍在了鲁莽的赌博上。
Synonyms
- ruin
- 使毁灭；使彻底败坏 · ruin 语义比 dilapidate 强，常指彻底毁坏或使无法使用；dilapidate 更侧重因忽视而逐渐失修。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“地拉皮”：老房子的墙皮被拉掉，变得破败失修——dilapidate就是使变成这样。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary texts 多用于正式或文学语境，表示使建筑等破败或浪费；日常口语中通常用 fall into disrepair 或 waste 来表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These -ate verbs share the spelling ending -ate and the unstressed final /eɪt/, but none rhymes exactly with dilapidate /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪt/, whose primary stress falls on the second syllable. Be careful with separate: the verb is /ˈsɛpəreɪt/, but the adjective is pronounced /ˈsɛpərət/.
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