单词	dereliction
释义	derelictionder‧e‧lic‧tion /ˌderəˈlɪkʃən/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS From her point of view, failure to act would be a dereliction of governmental duty. I wonder what my father would make of the River Rouge dereliction. Its dereliction over the past two years had been a constant topic of conversation. Many parents, irrespective of class, must also stand condemned for similar dereliction of duty. More buildings were reclaimed from dereliction, more dormitories built for the resettlers flooding in daily, more facilities provided. The level of vandalism and dereliction should also be noted. To shift that burden to schools is a mistake, even a dereliction. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► industrial dereliction  areas of industrial dereliction COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► industrial · It is striking how often nature thrives in the context of human negligence and industrial dereliction. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► dereliction of duty The officer in charge was cleared of dereliction of duty. Agit-poppers constantly castigate pop for its dereliction of duty and its straying from being aligned. He should have been put up against a wall and shot, if you ask me, for dereliction of duty. Historians note that the Royal Family has survived scandals, an abdication and dereliction of duty before. It would be a dereliction of duty to talk to students only about firms, cheques, and the price of wheat. Many parents, irrespective of class, must also stand condemned for similar dereliction of duty. Retirement at a time when the opposition was strong was seen by many among them as a dereliction of duty. That is a gross dereliction of duty. This was a disgraceful dereliction of duty. 1dereliction of duty formal when someone fails to do what they should do as part of their job2[uncountable] the state of being derelict:  areas of industrial dereliction
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