Definition of decrepit in English:

decrepit

adjective dɪˈkrɛpɪtdəˈkrɛpət

1Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.
衰败的，年久失修的，荒废的
a row of decrepit houses
一排破败不堪的房屋。
Example sentencesExamples
- I've moved from a tiny, decrepit college room to a smaller, equally crumbly college-owned house.
- Until the present Foreign Office was built in the 1860s, the department was housed in decrepit buildings in Downing Street.
- And here she was, sitting in this decrepit house on the island, trying to make a life for herself as a painter.
- All that remained at Assonde were the decrepit shells of houses.
- According to council reports, two thirds of the houses are decrepit with out-of-date heating systems, crumbling walls and dodgy electrics.
- We had just walked to the top of the hill and scrambled among the ruins of decrepit churches and an old stone castle.
- She lives alone with her young baby in a damp, decrepit house.
- Pulling up outside the shop was a decrepit, battered motorcycle with sidecar and a rider of the same genre.
- A few kilometers down a decrepit road is a sprawling abandoned battery factory.
- This time it was a decrepit, dark and deserted Tudor style house.
- Demolition debris surrounds the stately but decrepit house of Sripathi Rao, Nandana's grandfather.
- The outside of the school is done up very nice to create a façade on the outside, but on the inside everything is dilapidated and decrepit.
- Schools look more decrepit than houses, government offices, strung along the road, so run down you wonder if anybody ever visits them.
- I trudged over to a ramshackle building reminding me of a snack bar at our decrepit drive-in theater.
- When they got to the decrepit house, Robin seized Twigg by the arm and pulled him into a nearby bush.
- I laughed and ran downstairs holding my car keys and decrepit backpack that was practically falling apart.
- As with Paradise, this story begins in a decrepit relic of a house inhabited by women on the edge of a dying town.
- It is old, rickety, and decrepit, and miraculously survives the nine-day trip.
- Even if she were in trouble she would not leave her decrepit house in a nightgown.
- The decrepit appearance of the municipal dwelling houses, however, masked their true value.
Synonyms
dilapidated, rickety, run down, broken-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, worn out, derelict, in ruins, ruined, falling apart, falling to pieces, in (a state of) disrepair, creaky, creaking, gone to rack and ruin, on its last legs
battered, decayed, decaying, crumbling, deteriorated, deteriorating, antiquated, superannuated, the worse for wear
Australian/New Zealand informal rumpty
1. 1.1 (of a person) elderly and infirm.
  （人）衰老的
  a rather decrepit old man
  相当衰弱的老翁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the fact that he's so old, and so decrepit, and has a walker, and can barely move on his own, makes it funny and makes it work.
  It might be that I'm too decrepit for the pace of it or it might be the lyrics.
  My parents are not decrepit old people; they insist on remaining as young as possible, and by doing so, they keep me young too.
  Anna is a femme fatale looking for a young powerful lover to help her murder her decrepit husband and make off with his fortune.
  The guard at the gate watched the decrepit old man limp along in the distance.
  And it would be lovely to actually build that house on Gola before we're too decrepit to take advantage of it.
  If I were a litigant, I would not like an ageing and decrepit judge sitting on my case, where the amounts at issue might be significant.
  One of his long time friends asked how a decrepit bloke like him had landed such a gorgeous dame.
  The marriage of a man to a woman more than twice his age is unheard of in the country, where nubile, teenage girls are frequently betrothed to decrepit, old men.
  Shah Jahan would recover from his illness only to spend his last days as an old and decrepit man, imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, in the fort in Agra.
  A ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a parachute descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake.
  On the other hand we meet people much younger who behave as if they were decrepit and refuse to keep up with the times.
  To less decrepit members of the population than me, life means nightlife.
  Edith Evans made a striking screen debut as the decrepit Countess.
  It's not for working reporters, even old, decrepit ones like myself, to comment on that kind of thing.
  Advertisements for these drugs feature, not decrepit old men, but young athletes.
  Every day citizens and visitors who have to walk through the city must step gingerly over or around these decrepit characters.
  David turned to the decrepit man sitting in the interrogation room.
  At 65, he isn't decrepit, and you note that others were reluctant to retire at 70.
  The old decrepit man watched as they harassed the beautiful young lady who was trying to enjoy her lunch in peace.
  Synonyms
  feeble, enfeebled, infirm, weak, weakened, weakly, frail, debilitated, incapacitated, wasted, doddering, tottering, out of shape, in bad shape
  old, elderly, aged, ancient, in one's dotage, long in the tooth, senile
  superannuated, senescent
  informal past it, over the hill, no spring chicken

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- 'down' + crepitus, past participle of crepare 'rattle, creak'.

This word describing someone who is elderly and infirm owes its extended sense to the noise of creaking. The source is Latin decrepitus, from crepare ‘to rattle, creak’.

Definition of decrepit in US English:

decrepit

adjectivedəˈkrepətdəˈkrɛpət

1(of a person) elderly and infirm.
（人）衰老的
a decrepit old drunk
相当衰弱的老翁。
Example sentencesExamples
- The old decrepit man watched as they harassed the beautiful young lady who was trying to enjoy her lunch in peace.
- Edith Evans made a striking screen debut as the decrepit Countess.
- Advertisements for these drugs feature, not decrepit old men, but young athletes.
- The guard at the gate watched the decrepit old man limp along in the distance.
- A ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a parachute descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake.
- David turned to the decrepit man sitting in the interrogation room.
- My parents are not decrepit old people; they insist on remaining as young as possible, and by doing so, they keep me young too.
- And it would be lovely to actually build that house on Gola before we're too decrepit to take advantage of it.
- At 65, he isn't decrepit, and you note that others were reluctant to retire at 70.
- Shah Jahan would recover from his illness only to spend his last days as an old and decrepit man, imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, in the fort in Agra.
- It might be that I'm too decrepit for the pace of it or it might be the lyrics.
- To less decrepit members of the population than me, life means nightlife.
- Anna is a femme fatale looking for a young powerful lover to help her murder her decrepit husband and make off with his fortune.
- One of his long time friends asked how a decrepit bloke like him had landed such a gorgeous dame.
- Every day citizens and visitors who have to walk through the city must step gingerly over or around these decrepit characters.
- On the other hand we meet people much younger who behave as if they were decrepit and refuse to keep up with the times.
- The marriage of a man to a woman more than twice his age is unheard of in the country, where nubile, teenage girls are frequently betrothed to decrepit, old men.
- It's not for working reporters, even old, decrepit ones like myself, to comment on that kind of thing.
- If I were a litigant, I would not like an ageing and decrepit judge sitting on my case, where the amounts at issue might be significant.
- But the fact that he's so old, and so decrepit, and has a walker, and can barely move on his own, makes it funny and makes it work.
Synonyms
feeble, enfeebled, infirm, weak, weakened, weakly, frail, debilitated, incapacitated, wasted, doddering, tottering, out of shape, in bad shape
1. 1.1 Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.
  衰败的，年久失修的，荒废的
  centuries-old buildings, now decrepit and black with soot
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pulling up outside the shop was a decrepit, battered motorcycle with sidecar and a rider of the same genre.
  The decrepit appearance of the municipal dwelling houses, however, masked their true value.
  A few kilometers down a decrepit road is a sprawling abandoned battery factory.
  As with Paradise, this story begins in a decrepit relic of a house inhabited by women on the edge of a dying town.
  It is old, rickety, and decrepit, and miraculously survives the nine-day trip.
  I've moved from a tiny, decrepit college room to a smaller, equally crumbly college-owned house.
  She lives alone with her young baby in a damp, decrepit house.
  We had just walked to the top of the hill and scrambled among the ruins of decrepit churches and an old stone castle.
  And here she was, sitting in this decrepit house on the island, trying to make a life for herself as a painter.
  According to council reports, two thirds of the houses are decrepit with out-of-date heating systems, crumbling walls and dodgy electrics.
  Even if she were in trouble she would not leave her decrepit house in a nightgown.
  Demolition debris surrounds the stately but decrepit house of Sripathi Rao, Nandana's grandfather.
  All that remained at Assonde were the decrepit shells of houses.
  I trudged over to a ramshackle building reminding me of a snack bar at our decrepit drive-in theater.
  This time it was a decrepit, dark and deserted Tudor style house.
  The outside of the school is done up very nice to create a façade on the outside, but on the inside everything is dilapidated and decrepit.
  When they got to the decrepit house, Robin seized Twigg by the arm and pulled him into a nearby bush.
  Schools look more decrepit than houses, government offices, strung along the road, so run down you wonder if anybody ever visits them.
  I laughed and ran downstairs holding my car keys and decrepit backpack that was practically falling apart.
  Until the present Foreign Office was built in the 1860s, the department was housed in decrepit buildings in Downing Street.
  Synonyms
  dilapidated, rickety, run down, broken-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, worn out, derelict, in ruins, ruined, falling apart, falling to pieces, in disrepair, in a state of disrepair, creaky, creaking, gone to rack and ruin, on its last legs

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- ‘down’ + crepitus, past participle of crepare ‘rattle, creak’.

词汇	decrepit
释义	Definition of decrepit in English: decrepit adjective dɪˈkrɛpɪtdəˈkrɛpət 1Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect. 衰败的，年久失修的，荒废的 a row of decrepit houses 一排破败不堪的房屋。 Example sentencesExamples I've moved from a tiny, decrepit college room to a smaller, equally crumbly college-owned house. Until the present Foreign Office was built in the 1860s, the department was housed in decrepit buildings in Downing Street. And here she was, sitting in this decrepit house on the island, trying to make a life for herself as a painter. All that remained at Assonde were the decrepit shells of houses. According to council reports, two thirds of the houses are decrepit with out-of-date heating systems, crumbling walls and dodgy electrics. We had just walked to the top of the hill and scrambled among the ruins of decrepit churches and an old stone castle. She lives alone with her young baby in a damp, decrepit house. Pulling up outside the shop was a decrepit, battered motorcycle with sidecar and a rider of the same genre. A few kilometers down a decrepit road is a sprawling abandoned battery factory. This time it was a decrepit, dark and deserted Tudor style house. Demolition debris surrounds the stately but decrepit house of Sripathi Rao, Nandana's grandfather. The outside of the school is done up very nice to create a façade on the outside, but on the inside everything is dilapidated and decrepit. Schools look more decrepit than houses, government offices, strung along the road, so run down you wonder if anybody ever visits them. I trudged over to a ramshackle building reminding me of a snack bar at our decrepit drive-in theater. When they got to the decrepit house, Robin seized Twigg by the arm and pulled him into a nearby bush. I laughed and ran downstairs holding my car keys and decrepit backpack that was practically falling apart. As with Paradise, this story begins in a decrepit relic of a house inhabited by women on the edge of a dying town. It is old, rickety, and decrepit, and miraculously survives the nine-day trip. Even if she were in trouble she would not leave her decrepit house in a nightgown. The decrepit appearance of the municipal dwelling houses, however, masked their true value. Synonyms dilapidated, rickety, run down, broken-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, worn out, derelict, in ruins, ruined, falling apart, falling to pieces, in (a state of) disrepair, creaky, creaking, gone to rack and ruin, on its last legs battered, decayed, decaying, crumbling, deteriorated, deteriorating, antiquated, superannuated, the worse for wear Australian/New Zealand informal rumpty 1.1 (of a person) elderly and infirm. （人）衰老的 a rather decrepit old man 相当衰弱的老翁。 Example sentencesExamples But the fact that he's so old, and so decrepit, and has a walker, and can barely move on his own, makes it funny and makes it work. It might be that I'm too decrepit for the pace of it or it might be the lyrics. My parents are not decrepit old people; they insist on remaining as young as possible, and by doing so, they keep me young too. Anna is a femme fatale looking for a young powerful lover to help her murder her decrepit husband and make off with his fortune. The guard at the gate watched the decrepit old man limp along in the distance. And it would be lovely to actually build that house on Gola before we're too decrepit to take advantage of it. If I were a litigant, I would not like an ageing and decrepit judge sitting on my case, where the amounts at issue might be significant. One of his long time friends asked how a decrepit bloke like him had landed such a gorgeous dame. The marriage of a man to a woman more than twice his age is unheard of in the country, where nubile, teenage girls are frequently betrothed to decrepit, old men. Shah Jahan would recover from his illness only to spend his last days as an old and decrepit man, imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, in the fort in Agra. A ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a parachute descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake. On the other hand we meet people much younger who behave as if they were decrepit and refuse to keep up with the times. To less decrepit members of the population than me, life means nightlife. Edith Evans made a striking screen debut as the decrepit Countess. It's not for working reporters, even old, decrepit ones like myself, to comment on that kind of thing. Advertisements for these drugs feature, not decrepit old men, but young athletes. Every day citizens and visitors who have to walk through the city must step gingerly over or around these decrepit characters. David turned to the decrepit man sitting in the interrogation room. At 65, he isn't decrepit, and you note that others were reluctant to retire at 70. The old decrepit man watched as they harassed the beautiful young lady who was trying to enjoy her lunch in peace. Synonyms feeble, enfeebled, infirm, weak, weakened, weakly, frail, debilitated, incapacitated, wasted, doddering, tottering, out of shape, in bad shape old, elderly, aged, ancient, in one's dotage, long in the tooth, senile superannuated, senescent informal past it, over the hill, no spring chicken Origin Late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- 'down' + crepitus, past participle of crepare 'rattle, creak'. This word describing someone who is elderly and infirm owes its extended sense to the noise of creaking. The source is Latin decrepitus, from crepare ‘to rattle, creak’. Definition of decrepit in US English: decrepit adjectivedəˈkrepətdəˈkrɛpət 1(of a person) elderly and infirm. （人）衰老的 a decrepit old drunk 相当衰弱的老翁。 Example sentencesExamples The old decrepit man watched as they harassed the beautiful young lady who was trying to enjoy her lunch in peace. Edith Evans made a striking screen debut as the decrepit Countess. Advertisements for these drugs feature, not decrepit old men, but young athletes. The guard at the gate watched the decrepit old man limp along in the distance. A ragged decrepit old man blinking in amazement as a parachute descends into the valley, landing gently beside the lake. David turned to the decrepit man sitting in the interrogation room. My parents are not decrepit old people; they insist on remaining as young as possible, and by doing so, they keep me young too. And it would be lovely to actually build that house on Gola before we're too decrepit to take advantage of it. At 65, he isn't decrepit, and you note that others were reluctant to retire at 70. Shah Jahan would recover from his illness only to spend his last days as an old and decrepit man, imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, in the fort in Agra. It might be that I'm too decrepit for the pace of it or it might be the lyrics. To less decrepit members of the population than me, life means nightlife. Anna is a femme fatale looking for a young powerful lover to help her murder her decrepit husband and make off with his fortune. One of his long time friends asked how a decrepit bloke like him had landed such a gorgeous dame. Every day citizens and visitors who have to walk through the city must step gingerly over or around these decrepit characters. On the other hand we meet people much younger who behave as if they were decrepit and refuse to keep up with the times. The marriage of a man to a woman more than twice his age is unheard of in the country, where nubile, teenage girls are frequently betrothed to decrepit, old men. It's not for working reporters, even old, decrepit ones like myself, to comment on that kind of thing. If I were a litigant, I would not like an ageing and decrepit judge sitting on my case, where the amounts at issue might be significant. But the fact that he's so old, and so decrepit, and has a walker, and can barely move on his own, makes it funny and makes it work. Synonyms feeble, enfeebled, infirm, weak, weakened, weakly, frail, debilitated, incapacitated, wasted, doddering, tottering, out of shape, in bad shape 1.1 Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect. 衰败的，年久失修的，荒废的 centuries-old buildings, now decrepit and black with soot Example sentencesExamples Pulling up outside the shop was a decrepit, battered motorcycle with sidecar and a rider of the same genre. The decrepit appearance of the municipal dwelling houses, however, masked their true value. A few kilometers down a decrepit road is a sprawling abandoned battery factory. As with Paradise, this story begins in a decrepit relic of a house inhabited by women on the edge of a dying town. It is old, rickety, and decrepit, and miraculously survives the nine-day trip. I've moved from a tiny, decrepit college room to a smaller, equally crumbly college-owned house. She lives alone with her young baby in a damp, decrepit house. We had just walked to the top of the hill and scrambled among the ruins of decrepit churches and an old stone castle. And here she was, sitting in this decrepit house on the island, trying to make a life for herself as a painter. According to council reports, two thirds of the houses are decrepit with out-of-date heating systems, crumbling walls and dodgy electrics. Even if she were in trouble she would not leave her decrepit house in a nightgown. Demolition debris surrounds the stately but decrepit house of Sripathi Rao, Nandana's grandfather. All that remained at Assonde were the decrepit shells of houses. I trudged over to a ramshackle building reminding me of a snack bar at our decrepit drive-in theater. This time it was a decrepit, dark and deserted Tudor style house. The outside of the school is done up very nice to create a façade on the outside, but on the inside everything is dilapidated and decrepit. When they got to the decrepit house, Robin seized Twigg by the arm and pulled him into a nearby bush. Schools look more decrepit than houses, government offices, strung along the road, so run down you wonder if anybody ever visits them. I laughed and ran downstairs holding my car keys and decrepit backpack that was practically falling apart. Until the present Foreign Office was built in the 1860s, the department was housed in decrepit buildings in Downing Street. Synonyms dilapidated, rickety, run down, broken-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, worn out, derelict, in ruins, ruined, falling apart, falling to pieces, in disrepair, in a state of disrepair, creaky, creaking, gone to rack and ruin, on its last legs Origin Late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- ‘down’ + crepitus, past participle of crepare ‘rattle, creak’.
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