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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。
使荒废；使破败；使毁坏
dilapidates — third person singular of dilapidate
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使荒废；使破败；使毁坏
cause (something) to fall into ruin or decay through neglect or misuse
The neglectful owner dilapidated the historic mansion.
疏忽的主人使历史豪宅荒废了。
使变得破败或失修
To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
挥霍或浪费
To squander or waste.
dilapidate
Base
原形
dilapidates
3rd person
第三人称单数
dilapidating
-ing
现在分词
dilapidated
Past
过去式
dilapidated
Past participle
过去分词
The old house dilapidates over time.
这栋老房子随时间荒废。
规则动词
Years of harsh winters slowly dilapidated the old barn.
多年的严冬慢慢毁坏了那座旧谷仓。
The landlord was accused of letting the property dilapidate.
房东被指责任由房产荒废。
The abandoned factory has dilapidated beyond repair.
那座废弃的工厂已经残破得无法修复。
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。
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。
Not this
The house is dilapidate.
Use this
The house is dilapidated.
“dilapidate” 是动词，不能直接作形容词；应用其过去分词 “dilapidated” 描述状态。
Not this
The old church is in dilapidate.
Use this
The old church is in dilapidation.
“dilapidate” 是动词，不能作名词；表示“荒废状态”应使用名词 “dilapidation”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.