| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•lap•i•dat•ed /dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - fallen into partial ruin or decay, such as from age, misuse, wear, or neglect:We bought a dilapidated old house.
di•lap•i•da•tion /dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]a state of dilapidation. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•lap•i•dat•ed (di lap′i dā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
- dilapidate + -ed2 1800–10
run-down, tumbledown, ramshackle, rickety. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd/ adj - falling to pieces or in a state of disrepair; shabby
di•lap•i•date (di lap′i dāt′),USA pronunciation v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.t. - to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively):The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- [Archaic.]to squander;
waste.
v.i. - to fall into ruin or decay.
- Medieval Latin dīlapidātus, past participle of dīlapidāre to squander (compare dīlapidātiō disrepair), Latin: to pelt with stones; see di-2, lapidate
- 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dilapidate /dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪt/ vb - to fall or cause to fall into ruin or decay
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dīlapidāre to scatter, waste, from dis- apart + lapidāre to stone, throw stones, from lapis stone |