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词汇 derelict
释义 derelict
adjective
uk /ˈder.ə.lɪkt/ us /ˈder.ə.lɪkt/
Derelict buildings or places are not cared for and are in bad condition: 失修的,破败的;废弃的
a derelict site废弃的工地
be left derelictEven in cities where land is scarce and expensive, substantial amounts of it are left derelict.
become derelictSome of these buildings have become so derelict that they require complete reconstruction.
lie derelictmainly UKThe entire site has lain derelict since the 1970s.
fall derelictmainly UKThe houses were abandoned and eventually fell derelict.
stand derelictUKThe theatre has been left to stand derelict.
Synonyms
broken-down
decrepit
dilapidated
ramshackledisapproving
rickety
run-down
tumbledown
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

In bad condition
battered
battle-scarred
be on the skidsidiom
beat someone up
blasted
hors de combat
impaired
in decay
in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
in piecesidiom
run someone/something down
sad
scarred
scuffed
shabbily
the worse for wearidiom
well worn
worm-eaten
worn out
worse
derelict
noun[ C ]
 formaluk /ˈder.ə.lɪkt/ us /ˈder.ə.lɪkt/
a person who has no home or money and often lives outside无家可归者,流浪汉
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Homelessness
bag lady
be of/have no fixed abode/addressidiom
couch surf
couchsurfing
displace
doss
dumping ground
homelessness
hostel
housing benefit
mendicancy
mendicant
sofa-surf
sofa-surfing
soup kitchen
street
street child
vagrancy
waif
waifs and straysidiom

derelict | American Dictionary


derelict
adjective
us/ˈder·əˌlɪkt/

derelictadjective (IN BAD CONDITION)


(of buildings or equipment) not cared for and in bad condition
derelict
noun[ C ]
us/ˈder·əˌlɪkt/

derelictnoun[C] (PERSON)


a person with no home, job, or money who often lives on the streets

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Does that mean that derelicts which have their wheels removed will not be liable for a licence?
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There are already many derelicts among the young people in the industrial field.
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They are what you might call the derelicts of industry.
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My own area, being a very heavily derelicted one, can pay tribute to this unit.
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We transformed them, in many cases, from derelicts into men.
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I see no reason why it should be necessary for a further notice to be given of a derelict's return to the roads.
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Many of them are industrial derelicts—monuments to the capitalist system.
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A careful watch is kept on reports of floating derelicts, and, if necessary, immediate notices to mariners are issued.
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He would have found in nearly every industrial district scores of industrial derelicts about whom nobody seemed to care a hang.
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Another category that we should remove from our ordinary prisons are the various types of human derelicts who represent a sizeable proportion of the population of our prisons.
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However, one thing is absolutely certain, and that is that the millions of human derelicts which existed in this country, between 1930 and 1940, can never again parade our streets.
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There is no more pitiable spectacle than some of the human derelicts who, out of permanent employment, try to find a few shillings to keep themselves together.
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They will bring in derelicts, the sick of mind.
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The game takes place aboard huge derelicts known as space hulks.
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Asteroid and debris fields populate some of the systems, and secret hideouts and derelicts with valuable items exist in deep space.
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