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dilapidated + noun
They live in a dilapidated house.
他们住在一所破败的房子里。
破败的；荒废的；坍塌的
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破败的；荒废的；坍塌的
in a state of decay or partial ruin, especially from neglect or misuse
They live in a dilapidated house.
他们住在一所破败的房子里。
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.
破败不堪的
in deplorable condition
The old barn was dilapidated, with holes in the roof and broken windows.
那座旧谷仓破败不堪，屋顶有洞，窗户也破了。
After years of neglect, the dilapidated house finally collapsed during the storm.
经过多年的忽视，那座破败的房子终于在暴风雨中倒塌了。
We could not rent the dilapidated apartment because the walls were crumbling.
我们无法租下那套破败的公寓，因为墙壁正在剥落。
They live in a dilapidated house.
他们住在一所破败的房子里。
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。
The old barn was dilapidated.
那个旧谷仓已经破败不堪。
常见修饰语有 badly、very 等，强调破败程度。
The building is badly dilapidated.
这栋楼严重失修。
Not this
The old house is dilapidating.
Use this
The old house is dilapidated.
dilapidated 是形容词，表示“破败的”状态，不能当作动词进行时使用；表达状态用 be dilapidated。
Not this
The vegetables in the fridge are dilapidated.
Use this
The vegetables in the fridge are rotten.
dilapidated 只用于建筑物等因失修而破败的事物，不能描述食物；食物腐坏应用 rotten。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
破败的大宅
The dilapidated mansion at the end of the street was once the mayor's home.
街道尽头那座破败的大宅曾是市长的家。
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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。
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 Updated and outdated contain the same final /deɪtɪd/ unit as dilapidated and genuinely rhyme with it.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.
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