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dereliction

[英] [deriˈlikʃən] [美] [ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən] 生词本

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. N-UNCOUNT 破败;弃置;年久失修 If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned. 
  • The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction.

    这座建筑之前的业主将其从破败不堪的状况中挽救了出来。

Noun

1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring;

  • "he inherited his delinquency from his father"
  • "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"
  • "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"

2. willful negligence