| 英语单词 | derelict |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['derəlɪkt] 美 ['derəlɪkt] |
| 中文释义 | adj.抛弃的;玩忽职守的 n.被遗弃的人或物;玩忽职守者 |
| 英语例句 | (1) On the shore children still play, and fishermen drop anchor nearby, but the hulks of derelict hotels stand vacant. (2) The burying-ground is merely a huge waste of hummocky earth, like a derelict building-lot. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 海滨,孩子们依然在玩,而渔民已经在附近抛下了锚,但是被抛弃的旅馆的废壳空空的矗立在那儿。 (2) 整个坟墓就是个巨大的半圆形的土丘,像一个被抛弃的建筑地基一样。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If something has been abandoned, you can call it derelict. Even if a person has abandoned his responsibilities, you can say that he is derelict in his duties. But don't call a lost child derelict — unless, of course, he has neglected his chores. |
| vocabulary扩展 | As an adjective, derelict describes something that is rundown, neglected, or in deplorable condition, but the word can also mean "negligent in duty." The politician was so busy using his office for personal gain that he was derelict in his duty to the people who voted for him; he hadn't been present at a vote in months. As a noun, a derelict means a homeless person. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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.
2 [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. [FORMAL 正式] |
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