
英:/'ˈderəlɪkt/ 美:/'ˈderəlɪkt/
荒废的
复数:derelicts
IELTS,GRE,SAT
adj. (尤指土地或建筑物)荒废的,被弃置的,破旧的;(人)************的,不负责任的
n. 无家可归者;乞丐;无业游民;废弃物(尤指废弃船只);(因水位后退)逐渐变干的土地
Today the site of the factory has been left to stand derelict for a decade.
如今,工厂的厂址已经荒废了十年。
He was fired for being derelict in his duty.
他因为************而被开除。
Because of the earthquake, there were many derelicts in the streets.
由于地震,街道上出现了很多无家可归的人。
The theatre has been left to stand derelict.
该剧院一直处于废弃状态
Her body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home.
她的尸体被发现丢在离她家不到一英里的一座废弃的仓库里。
He told me of his life as a derelict.
他告诉我他的生活就像流浪汉一样。
But the hulks of derelict hotels stand vacant.
但是被抛弃的旅馆的废壳空空的矗立在那儿。
Most of the five-storey building is dusty and derelict.
大多数的五层楼建筑往往尘土飞扬破乱不堪。
A derelict son is a shame to himself and to his family.
一个不肖子对自己和家族而言都是耻辱。
adj.|ownerless/masterless;玩忽职守的;无主的;被抛弃了的
n.|Ishmael;遗弃物;玩忽职守者;被遗弃的人
derelict 是一个具有多重含义的英语单词,主要用作形容词和名词,其核心含义围绕着“被遗弃的”和“疏忽职责的”这两个概念。
形容词含义:被遗弃的;破败的;失修的
a derelict building
(一栋废弃的建筑)a derelict factory
(一座废弃的工厂)a derelict ship
(一艘废弃的船只)形容词含义:玩忽职守的;不负责任的
He was derelict in his duties.
(他玩忽职守。)derelict behavior
(失职行为)名词含义:无家可归者;流浪汉 (尤其指酗酒者);弃船;废弃的建筑物
The harbor was full of derelicts.
(港口里停满了废弃的船只。)That old house is a derelict.
(那栋老房子是个废弃建筑。)总结关键点:
理解derelict 的关键在于判断上下文是描述一个被抛弃而衰败的物体/地点,还是描述一个人未能履行其职责。
单词derelict 的详细解释如下:
被遗弃的;废弃的
玩忽职守的;不负责任的
破败的;年久失修的
被遗弃的人或物
玩忽职守者
如需更多例句或扩展用法,可参考新东方在线词典或柯林斯雅思词典。
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