| 单词 | disrepair |
| 释义 | disrepair (once / 22217 pages) n Disrepair is a state of being damaged or broken, especially because of neglect. Leaving your car in your parents' driveway all winter might result in disrepair. A house in disrepair needs help — it might look shabby, with flaking paint and a crumbling brick porch. This mostly happens when houses aren't being lived in, or when their owners don't have the money for upkeep. An entire city or neighborhood in disrepair feels neglected and even dangerous. The noun disrepair combines the prefix dis-, "do the opposite with repair, "mend or fix," from its Latin root reparare, "restore" or "put back in order." WORD FAMILYdisrepair: disrepairs+/irreparable: irreparably/repair: disrepair, repaired, repairer, repairing, repairs, reparable, reparation/repaired: unrepaired/repairer: repairers/reparable: irreparable/reparation: reparations USAGE EXAMPLESThe home was no longer being lived in and was in disrepair when Irene Silverwood donated the land to the county. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) The ship sank on Loch Lomond in 2010 after falling into disrepair, but was raised by the Royal Navy following a veterans' campaign. BBC(Dec 14, 2016) Although no one liked the crime or disrepair of the old Regent Park, she found, they valued their community. The Guardian(Dec 08, 2016) n the state of being in poor condition or in need of repair Hyper unsoundness a condition of damage or decay |
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