a beat-up old bicycle 破旧的自行车
We're going to have to buy a new photocopier – this one's done for. 我们得买台新复印机,这一台已经坏了。
The whole situation was beyond retrieval, so I just left. 整个情形已无可挽回,我只好离开。
broken-down machinery 坏机器
a clapped-out old car 破烂的旧汽车
a boring speech from a clapped-out politician 疲惫不堪的政客所作的乏味的演讲
The whole court system is becoming more creaky and inefficient. 整个庭审制度变得老朽过时,没有效率。
a derelict house/factory/warehouse
down-at-heel offices 破旧的办公室
The heating system has come to the end of its useful life. 供热系统已完成了其使用寿命。
One of London's best-loved landmarks now stands forlorn and almost derelict. 伦敦最受人喜爱的地标之一现在凄凉地耸立着,几乎被废弃了。
I'm afraid my old bike's just about had it. 恐怕我的旧自行车已经坏得不能骑了。
That old couch has seen better days.
Most of the paintings are in good repair. 大多数油画保存完好。
Their clothes were in tatters.
I think their relationship is now irretrievable. 我认为他们的关系现已无法补救。
Valuable papers had been irretrievably lost in the fire. 有价值的文件已毁于大火,无法挽回。
My phone battery was on its last legs and kept beeping.
his rackety old car 他那辆咔咔乱响的旧车
a rickety staircase/table/chair 摇摇晃晃的楼梯/桌子/椅子
This area of Liverpool is poor and run-down. 利物浦市的这个地区既穷困又破败。
shabby clothes/furniture/buildings 破旧的衣服/家具/建筑
Storm damage has made the house uninhabitable. 暴风雨的破坏使这座房子不能住人了。
Now all our plans are up the spout. 现在我们的全部计划都完蛋了。
The furniture was a bit the worse for wear, but the house was clean.
The whole family lived in one wretched room. 全家住在一间破旧不堪的屋子里。
the earthquake-ravaged island 受到地震严重破坏的岛屿
a war-ravaged country 饱受战争创伤的国家
a neglected child 被疏于照顾的孩子
neglected buildings 无人照管的建筑
The garden was neglected and overgrown. 这座花园未被妥善照管,到处杂草丛生。
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