decrepitude

英 [dɪˈkrepɪtjuːd]

美 [dɪˈkrepɪtuːd]

n.  衰老; 老朽; 破旧

BNC.38065 / COCA.33235

牛津词典

noun

• 衰老；老朽；破旧
  the state of being old and in poor condition or health

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 破旧;年久失修;衰老;老朽
  Decrepitudeis the state of being very old and in poor condition.
  1. The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect.
     这座建筑看上去破旧失修，无人照管。

英英释义

noun

• a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
  Synonym:dilapidation

双语例句

• As he grew older, he realized that he was beginning to slide into physical, decrepitude.
  随着年事渐高，他意识到身体已开始慢慢地衰朽下去。
• Don't sit up in the not real world, reality of you will in the middle of sitting up decrepitude, ample sleep will make you younger and beautiful.
  不要熬夜在不真实的世界里，现实的你会在熬夜中衰老，充足的睡眠会让你更年轻漂亮。
• It can also slow decrepitude of the body and improve the ability of anti-oxidant and anti-ageing.
  可延缓机体的衰老，提高机体组织的抗氧化、抗衰老能力，预示着逆针灸在预防医学领域具有广阔的应用前景。
• The effects of Gastrodia elata on preventing decrepitude and advancing memory are closely associated with its neuroprotective activity.
  天麻抗衰老和促进学习记忆的作用与其神经保护作用密切相关。
• The results indicate that decrepitude of apple can be induced by DOP.
  结果表明，DOP对富士苹果衰老有显著的诱导作用；
• Therefore, researching the relationship between spleen deficiency and decrepitude and investigating its effective mechanism have most important realistic significance in the course of medical practice to postpone decrepitude.
  因此，深入研究脾虚与衰老的关系，进一步明确其作用机制，在延缓衰老的医学实践中无疑有极为重要的现实意义。
• SOD is superoxide dismutase, it can clear away excessive O2 which is produced during the course of organism supersession, it can prevent disease and delay the decrepitude of human body.
  超氧化歧化酶（SOD）能清除机体代谢过程中产生的过多的氧自由基，可预防疾病和延缓人体衰老。
• This is not an appealing prospect, and people naturally prefer to avoid the subject of their decrepitude.
  前景并不是那么吸引人，人们自然而然地避免谈及老年这个话题。
• The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect.
  这座建筑看上去破旧失修，无人照管。
• The photosynthetic rate descend gradually because of the decrepitude of the leaf.
  后期由于叶子的衰老，光合速率逐渐下降。