Word · Frequency #21478
disrepair
失修;破损
in need of repairs
- 1.
The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.
状况不佳、需要维修的状态。
- 2.
in need of repairs
需要修理
状况不佳、需要维修的状态。;需要修理;失修;破损;[化] 失修
In use
The old house had fallen into disrepair after years of neglect.
The bridge was in a state of disrepair and needed urgent repairs.
Years of budget cuts left the public library in disrepair.
be in disrepair
disrepair 为不可数名词,常与 in 搭配,表示处于失修状态。
The old school building is in disrepair.
这栋旧校舍处于失修状态。
fall into disrepair
fall into disrepair 强调逐渐变得失修,常用完成时。
Many historic houses have fallen into disrepair.
许多历史房屋已经失修。
Common mistakes
The old house is disrepair.The old house is in disrepair.
Connections
Collocations
- fall into disrepair
- 年久失修;逐渐破损
- The castle fell into disrepair after the family moved away.城堡在家人搬走后年久失修。
- in disrepair
- 处于失修状态
- The roof is in disrepair and leaks whenever it rains.屋顶破损失修,一下雨就漏水。
- a state of disrepair
- 失修状态
- Years of neglect left the house in a state of disrepair.多年的荒废使这所房子处于失修状态。
- remain in disrepair
- 仍处于失修状态
- The theater remained in disrepair until the city funded its renovation.剧院一直处于失修状态,直到市政府出资翻新。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fall into disrepair
- 陷入失修状态;年久失修The old theater fell into disrepair after it closed down.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成dis(不)+ repair(修理),长期不修理,房屋自然就“失修破损”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:building maintenance reports、infrastructure news、property descriptions disrepair 比较常见于正式或书面语境,多用于描述建筑、道路等因维护不善而破损的状态;搭配 fall into disrepair 很常见,口语中使用时也显得比较正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 disrepair (/ˌdɪsrɪˈpɛr/) 同韵的词有 repair、despair、impair、compare,均含 /pɛr/;air、fair 为 /ɛr/,也押韵。注意形似的 disappear (/ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/) 发音为 /pɪr/,与 disrepair 不同,不要混淆。
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