der·e·lict
adjective/ˈderəlɪkt/
/ˈderəlɪkt/
- (especially of land or buildings) 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 - The canal has been derelict for many years.
这条运河已废弃多年。 - The land lay derelict for ten years.
这块地荒废了 10 年。 - a partially derelict mill
一座部份被弃置的磨坊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- lie
- look
- …
- almost
- virtually
- derelict land/buildings/sites
- derelict in (doing) something (especially North American English) failing completely to do your duty or perform your obligations
玩忽职守的 - They have been grossly derelict in their duty.
他们严重失职。 - She realizes that she's been derelict in her responsibilities as a mother.
她意识到自己辜负了作为母亲的责任。
- They have been grossly derelict in their duty.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.