dilapidated
(a.)毀壞的,荒廢的,要塌似的
Di·lap·i·date v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dilapidated p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating ]
1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building.
If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. --Blackstone.
2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.
The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. --Wood.
Di·lap·i·da·ted a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect.
A deserted and dilapidated buildings. --Cooper.
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dilapidated
adj : in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements";
"a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a
tumble-down shack" [syn: bedraggled, broken-down, ramshackle,
tatterdemalion, tumble-down, unsound]