英语词汇“dereliction”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	dereliction
释义	Trends of dereliction View usage for: dereliction (derɪlɪkʃən) uncountable noun If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned. The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction. Synonyms: abandonment, desertion, renunciation, relinquishment More Synonyms of dereliction More Synonyms of dereliction dereliction in British English (ˌdɛrɪˈlɪkʃən) noun 1. deliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty) 2. the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted 3. law a. accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course b. the land thus left dereliction in American English (ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən) noun 1. Rare an abandoning or forsaking 2. Rare the state of being abandoned or forsaken 3. a neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss 4. Law the gaining of land from water by the gradual retreat of the sea below the usual watermark Word origin L derelictio: see derelict Examples of 'dereliction' in a sentence dereliction This is a cowardly dereliction of duty. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That is not a dereliction of duty by any standards. The Sun (2016) Frankly, it would be a pretty stunning dereliction of duty if it didn't. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Why has nobody publicly paid the price for gross and blatant dereliction of duty? The Sun (2007) His excuse for this dereliction of duty? The Sun (2014) Anything less would be a dereliction of duty. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It was a complete dereliction of duty. The Sun (2016) Property prices have collapsed and parts of the city are a scene of decay and dereliction. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But go one street back and dereliction and decay are all around. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Three suspected attackers have been arrested as well as two policemen accused of dereliction of duty and criminal conspiracy. Times, Sunday Times (2014) His apparent instruction to passport control officers to wave through hordes of visitors unchecked was a grotesque dereliction of duty. The Sun (2011) Twice is a dereliction of responsibility. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Yet despite what seemed a sorry tale of industrial dereliction, optimism seemed to survive. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It's a dereliction of duty to let it happen. Times, Sunday Times (2013) For a man with a lot to say for himself, this was a dereliction of duty. Times, Sunday Times (2008) To do so without good reason and without consulting her parents was a dereliction of the duty of care to her and to us. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A dereliction of duty that can cost you dear. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Anything less than six months might be construed as a dereliction of duty, given the sickening nature of the incident. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It's a dereliction of duty. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Train journeys through the Black Country could take you through miles of industrial dereliction. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Which is what, thanks to police dereliction of duty, many will become. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Whether this was a dereliction of duty remains to be seen, but it has left us with today's rather miserable synthesis. Times, Sunday Times (2014) 1 (noun) in the sense of abandonment Definition the state of being abandoned The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction. Synonyms abandonment memories of her father's complete abandonment of her desertion It was a long time since she'd referred to her desertion of her colleagues in their time of need. renunciation a renunciation of terrorism relinquishment 2 (noun) in the sense of negligence He pleaded guilty to wilful dereliction of duty. Synonyms negligence He was responsible for his patients' deaths through gross negligence. failure They didn't prove his case of a failure of duty. neglect her deliberate neglect of her professional duty evasion delinquency abdication faithlessness nonperformance remissness Additional synonyms in the sense of desertion It was a long time since she'd referred to her desertion of her colleagues in their time of need. Synonyms abandonment, betrayal, forsaking, dereliction, relinquishment in the sense of failure Definition the fact of something required or expected not being done or not happening They didn't prove his case of a failure of duty. Synonyms negligence, neglect, deficiency, default, shortcoming, omission, oversight, dereliction, nonperformance, nonobservance, nonsuccess, remissness in the sense of neglect Definition lack of due care or attention her deliberate neglect of her professional duty Synonyms shirking, failure, oversight, carelessness, dereliction, forgetfulness, slackness, laxity, laxness, slovenliness, neglectfulness, remissness Nearby words of dereliction derangement derby derelict dereliction deride derision derisive Synonyms of 'dereliction' dereliction Explore 'dereliction' in the dictionary
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