derelict
adjective /ˈderəlɪkt/
/ˈderəlɪkt/
- (especially of land or buildings
尤指土地或建筑物 荒废的；被弃置的；破旧的 - derelict land/buildings/sites
荒废的土地；被废弃的建筑物；破旧的遗址 - The canal has been derelict for many years.
这条运河已经废弃多年了。 - The land lay derelict for ten years.
这块地荒废了 10 年。 - a partially derelict mill
一座部份被弃置的磨坊
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- lie
- look
- …
- almost
- virtually
- derelict land/buildings/sites
- derelictin (doing) something (especially North American English) failing completely to do your duty or perform your obligations
被遗弃的人： 完全无法履行职责或履行义务- They have been grossly derelict in their duty.
他们严重失职。 - She realizes that she's been derelict in her responsibilities as a mother.
她意识到自己作为母亲的责任被忽视了。
- They have been grossly derelict in their duty.
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.