disrepair
翻译
失修, 破损, 荒废
例句
The old house has fallen into disrepair.
那座老房子已经失修了。
The bridge is in a state of disrepair.
这座桥处于失修状态。
语法模式
in (a state of) disrepair 处于失修状态 The bridge is in a state of disrepair.
to fall into disrepair 陷入失修 The old house has fallen into disrepair.
近义词
同义词: dilapidation, decay, neglect; 反义词: repair, good condition
词源
来自前缀“dis-”(不,相反)+“repair”(修理)。字面意思就是“未被修理的状态”。
记忆技巧
可以记成“停止(dis)修理(repair)”。停止修理的后果就是失修、破损。