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单词 derelict
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It used to be a row of garages and had been derelict for years.Why have they invited her to a derelict warehouse?Now you can help to turn derelict houses into homes and gain resources in the process.Working on a derelict property had some unexpected advantages.People would much prefer to see a house here than a nightclub or a derelict property.The plant has spawned human fatalities and engendered the strange fauna and flora found on the eerie headland where the derelict buildings remain.So why did she buy a derelict chapel in a fishing village on the south Cornwall coast?The clean-up of the derelict factory site has stalled over minimum requirements.It's just a derelict building now.Why has such a prominent site been derelict for 20 years?It is surrounded by rows of houses that have been derelict for 20 years.She's seen a derelict property that has been boarded up for more than a year.A youth had fled a stolen car and officers chased him into a derelict warehouse.Much of the site was home to poor examples of architecture from the past 30 years and derelict land.Nature has taken over many of the sites, with wildlife moving in and setting up homes in derelict buildings and ponds.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.A rapid withdrawal saw medical headquarters set up in a derelict farmhouse near a railway tunnel that had been converted into a hospital.There isn't a derelict building left on the seafront, and prices now reflect this.Up to 20 derelict 12th century homes are for sale.Shortly before 4pm, two soldiers in a derelict building said they had come under attack and opened fire on two men.They did not understand why I wanted to buy up their old, derelict homes.

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derelict

British English: derelict 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.
  • American English: derelict
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abandonado
  • Chinese: 废弃的
  • European Spanish: abandonado
  • French: abandonné
  • German: verfallen
  • Italian: abbandonato
  • Japanese: 見捨てられた
  • Korean: 유기된
  • European Portuguese: abandonado
  • Latin American Spanish: abandonado
British English: derelict NOUN
A derelict is a person who has no home or job and who has to live on the streets.
  • American English: derelict
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desamparado
  • Chinese: 游民
  • European Spanish: indigente
  • French: vagabond
  • German: Obdachlose
  • Italian: vagabondo
  • Japanese: 見捨てられた
  • Korean: 부랑자
  • European Portuguese: sem-abrigo
  • Latin American Spanish: indigente

Chinese translation of 'derelict'

derelict

(ˈdɛrɪlɪkt)

adj

  1. [building] 弃(棄)置的 (qìzhì de)

n (c)

  1. (frm, = vagrant) 无(無)家可归(歸)者 (wú jiā kě guī zhě) (, míng)
(adjective) 
Definition
abandoned or unused and falling into ruins
There was graffiti and litter in the derelict warehouse.
Synonyms
abandoned
a newsreel of abandoned puppies
deserted
a deserted town
ruined
a ruined church
neglected
a neglected house with an overgrown garden
discarded
forsaken
a forsaken church and a derelict hotel
dilapidated
She lived in a dilapidated old cottage.
(adjective) 
They would be derelict in their duty not to pursue it.
Synonyms
negligent
The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner.
slack
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
irresponsible
It would be irresponsible to accept unrealistic targets.
careless
Office workers are notoriously careless about their passwords.
lax
One of the problems is lax security for airport personnel.
remiss (formal)
I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
(noun) 
Definition
a social outcast or vagrant
A confused and wizened derelict wandered in off the street.
Synonyms
vagrant
He lived on the street as a vagrant.
tramp (old-fashioned)
bum (informal)
A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like.
outcast
drifter
an out-of-work drifter
down-and-out
some poor down-and-out in need of a meal
hobo mainly US)
vagabond (old-fashioned)
He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food.
bag lady
dosser (British, slang)
derro (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bum
Definition
a tramp
A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like.
Synonyms
vagrant,
tramp,
derelict,
drifter,
down-and-out,
hobo (US),
vagabond,
bag lady (US),
dosser (British, slang),
derro (Australian, slang)
in the sense of careless
Definition
done or acting with insufficient attention
Office workers are notoriously careless about their passwords.
Synonyms
negligent,
hasty,
unconcerned,
cursory,
perfunctory,
thoughtless,
indiscreet,
unthinking,
forgetful,
absent-minded,
inconsiderate,
heedless,
remiss (formal),
incautious,
unmindful,
regardless
in the sense of deserted
a deserted town
Synonyms
empty,
abandoned,
desolate,
neglected,
lonely,
vacant,
derelict,
bereft,
unoccupied,
godforsaken

Synonyms of 'derelict'

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