derelict

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++der·e·lict1 /ˈderəlɪkt/ adjective  CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga derelict building or piece of land is in very bad condition because it has not been used for a long time 〔建筑物或土地〕废弃的，弃置的

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derelict• Today the site of the Mill is derelict.• The land behind the factory is stony and derelict.• An' the entire derelict bloody city an' all.• In the middle of town is a derelict building that used to be the school.• Sandra paints from photographs she takes of old, often derelict buildings.• This had become a wilderness of weeds and bushes but hidden deep inside was a derelict conservatory demanding to be restored.• It includes derelict factories and some of the poorest housing in the country.• derelict homes and businesses• The derelict PBYs were thoroughly exploded for the film.• Now they've been given a derelict school building, gutted by fire, for their new community association.• The site has been derelict since the 1960s, when the old gas works was demolished.derelict2 noun [countable]  POORsomeone who has no money or home, lives on the streets, and is very dirty – used to show disapproval 无家可归者，社会弃儿〔含贬义〕

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derelict• Most witches were women, often aged derelicts who wielded great influence over the people.• The park was swarming with students and drug dealers, tourists and derelicts.• The neighborhood is dominated by the Waterloo train station and peopled by derelicts late at night.• Dons were no longer the comic derelicts that flit through Victorian fiction or the novels of Evelyn Waugh.• He seemed to take for granted that she would share his views on the derelicts.Origin derelict1 (1600-1700) Latin derelictus, past participle of derelinquere “to leave something you are responsible for”

der·e·lict1 adjectivederelict2 nounChineseSyllable  

land or is Corpus a piece building in derelict of

derelict

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der‧e‧lict¹ /ˈderəlɪkt, ˈderɪlɪkt/ adjectivea derelict building or piece of land is in very bad condition because it has not been used for a long time

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derelict² noun [countable]
someone who has no money or home, lives on the streets, and is very dirty – used to show disapproval
     

THESAURUS

■ in bad condition
   ▪ in (a) bad/terrible/awful condition (also in a bad state especially British English) if something is in bad condition, it is damaged, dirty, not working properly, etc: The road was in a very bad condition. | The inspectors said the bridge was in a bad state and potentially dangerous.
   ▪ shabby used especially about clothes, furniture, or buildings that are in bad condition because they are old and have been used a lot: His clothes were shabby and ill-fitting. | They lived in a shabby one-room apartment.
   ▪ tattered used about clothes or books that are old and torn: The old man clutched a tattered copy of ‘War and Peace’. | The shirt was now tattered beyond recognition.
   ▪ dilapidated used about a building that is in very bad condition because it has not been looked after: He shared a dilapidated house with five other people. | The hotel looked slightly dilapidated.
   ▪ run-down used about a building or area that is in bad condition, especially because the people who live there do not have enough money to look after it properly: He found lodgings at a run-down motel. | We lived in a run-down part of the city.
   ▪ derelict used about something such as a house or piece of land that is in very bad condition, because it has been empty for a very long time: In the middle of town is a derelict building that used to be the school. | The land behind the factory is stony and derelict.
   ▪ battered used about something that is old and in bad condition because it has been used a lot and treated roughly: There was nothing in his office except for a few battered chairs. | Alex and Lisa used to drive around town in a battered old Fiat Uno.
   ▪ rickety used about furniture and other structures that are in such bad condition that they look as if they would break if you tried to use them: The staircase was old and rickety. | They sat around the card table on rickety old chairs. | a rickety bamboo fence
   ▪ clapped-out British English informal, beat-up American English informal [usually before noun] used about a vehicle or machine that is so old that it does not work properly: She drives an old beat-up Ford. | He was using a clapped-out old typewriter.
   ▪ be falling apart especially spoken if something is falling apart, it is gradually breaking into pieces, because it is old or badly made: I need some new shoes. These are falling apart.
   ▪ be on its last legs informal if a vehicle or machine is on its last legs, it has been used so much and is in such bad condition that you will soon not be able to use it any more: The washing machine was on its last legs.
   ▪ have seen better days informal if something has seen better days, it is not in as good condition as it was: The carpets, curtains, and cushions had all seen better days but still looked quite pretty. | She lived in an old Victorian house that had certainly seen better days.