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

• Its 'activity decreased and tended to decrepitude.
  其活力明显下降，趋于衰老；
• 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。
• There was a certain relativity between SOD activity, CAT activity and membrane leakage, MDA content, O2 ·-content, but the relativity of POD activity and the chayote fruits 'decrepitude was not obvious.
  SOD和CAT活性与细胞膜透性、MDA和O2.-含量表现出一定的相关性，而POD活性与佛手瓜成熟衰老相关性不明显。
• When it was discovered that the knacker and tanner would give only a very few shillings for Prince's carcase because of his decrepitude, Durbeyfield rose to the occasion.
  德北菲尔德发现，由于王子衰老枯瘦，屠户和皮匠只愿出几个先令买下它的尸体，他就站起来处理这件事。
• 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。
• But excessive free radicals inside the human body can cause cell and organization organ hurt, result in various disease and accelerate body decrepitude.
  人体内过多的自由基，可导致细胞和组织器官损伤、诱发各种疾病、加速机体衰老。
• 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。
• 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。
• All four of them seemed to be standing at the four corners of old age, which are decrepitude, decay, ruin, and sadness.
  她们四个仿佛是在人生晚年的枯竭、凋残、衰颓、愁惨这四只角上，各占一角。
• 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；