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

• 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 touches a point independent of senile decrepitude: we are finite beings and even if our vital functions continued unimpaired, there are limits to what our brains can store and keep adding to.
  这揭示了一个完全不同于衰老的问题：就算我们的心脏能永远健康地跳动，我们的大脑却不可能不停地往里装东西。
• 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。
• The grace of her age was still struggling against the hideous, premature decrepitude of debauchery and poverty.
  青春的风采也仍在跟堕落与贫苦所招致的老丑作斗争。
• 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。
• 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；
• Golgi complexes and centrosomes were especially rich in the cells treated with AMB and they did not show much decrepitude although the cells have aged.
  特别是黄芪组细胞之高尔基复合体、中心体特别发达，虽细胞已衰老而它们却不甚衰老。
• 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。
• 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。
• Frequent exercising can defer the decrepitude.
  经常运动锻炼，可延缓衰老。