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。
• In the late stages of decrepitude and decay.
  处于枯衰腐朽的末期。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• Frequent exercising can defer the decrepitude.
  经常运动锻炼，可延缓衰老。
• Soybean phospholipid can strengthen memory ability and may have something to do with cells decrepitude and relax the consenescence caused by D-gallstone. 2.
  结论：1.大豆磷脂具有增强记忆和延缓衰老的作用，可以缓解或部分缓解由D-半乳糖对大鼠的致衰作用。
• Its 'activity decreased and tended to decrepitude.
  其活力明显下降，趋于衰老；
• 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。
• 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。