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derelict

adjective
🔊/ˈderəlɪkt/
🔊/ˈderəlɪkt/
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  1. (especially of land or buildings尤指土地或建筑物) not used or cared for and in bad condition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.运河已经废弃了很多年。
    • 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
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  2. derelictin (doing) something (especially North American English) failing completely to do your duty or perform your obligations
    • They have been grossly derelict in their duty.他们已被严重遗弃。
    • She realizes that she's been derelict in her responsibilities as a mother. 她意识到自己作为母亲的职责已被遗弃。
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.

derelict

noun
🔊/ˈderəlɪkt/
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  1. a person without a home, a job or property无家可归者；乞丐；社会弃儿 synonym vagrant
    • derelicts living on the streets流落街头的乞丐
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.