[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]破败的;弃置的;年久失修的 A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
Her body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home.
在距离她家不到一英里的一座废弃仓库里发现了她遭弃的尸体。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]无家可归者;露宿街头者 A derelict is a person who has no home or job and who has to live on the streets.
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dere·lict/ˈderəlɪkt; NAmEˈderəlɪkt/
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derelictderelictsadjective(especially of land or buildings 尤指土地或建筑物)not used or cared for and in bad condition 荒废的;被弃置的;破旧的◆derelict land/buildings/sites荒废的土地;被废弃的建筑物;破旧的遗址noun( formal) a person without a home, a job or property 无家可归者;乞丐;社会弃儿SYN
vagrant
◆derelicts living on the streets流落街头的乞丐dere·lict/ˈderəlɪkt; NAmEˈderəlɪkt/
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derelict1 adjective
derelict2 noun
derelictder‧e‧lict1 /ˈderəlɪkt/ adjective
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a derelict building or piece of land is in very bad condition because it has not been used for a long time
derelict1 adjective
derelict2 noun
derelictderelict2 noun [countable]
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someone who has no money or home, lives on the streets, and is very dirty – used to show disapproval
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