| 单词 | derelict |
| 释义 | derelict (derɪlɪkt ) Word forms: derelicts 1. adjective 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. The body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse. Synonyms: abandoned, deserted, ruined, neglected 2. countable noun A derelict is a person who has no home or job and who has to live on the streets. [formal] Synonyms: vagrant, tramp [old-fashioned], bum [informal], outcast Collocations: derelict building Shortly before 4pm, two soldiers in a derelict building said they had come under attack and opened fire on two men. The Sun (2010) There isn't a derelict building left on the seafront, and prices now reflect this. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It's just a derelict building now. The Sun (2012) She rented a house next to a derelict building and battled constantly with damp for a year. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Another fell through the floor of a derelict house. Times, Sunday Times The derelict house was a warning of what would become of their businesses if they continued to do so. Times, Sunday Times He was lost for a week at the age of two before being found in a derelict house. Times, Sunday Times And mercifully, none of them live in a derelict house covered in fungi and mold. Times, Sunday Times I was left in this derelict house with a leaky roof and no money. Times, Sunday Times His first victim was a 50-year-old who he lured into a derelict property by pretending that it was a shortcut to a pub. The Sun (2012) She's seen a derelict property that has been boarded up for more than a year. The Sun (2012) People would much prefer to see a house here than a nightclub or a derelict property. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Working on a derelict property had some unexpected advantages. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A youth had fled a stolen car and officers chased him into a derelict warehouse. Times, Sunday Times Why have they invited her to a derelict warehouse? Times, Sunday Times But in the early 1970s, despite its growing arts and cultural offerings, it was still underdeveloped with derelict warehouses and 'draughty, joyless promenades'. Times, Sunday Times Cheap rents, artists' studios and vast derelict warehouses have attracted creative trailblazers who are forging a thriving new economy. Times, Sunday Times Then rents soar, developers arrive, derelict warehouses formerly let out for peppercorn pittances are converted into apartments selling for seven-figure sums. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 废弃的, 游民 Japanese: 見捨てられた, 見捨てられた |
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