(especially of land or buildings 尤指土地或建筑物 not used or cared for and in bad condition 荒废的；被弃置的；破旧的 derelict land/buildings/sites 荒废的土地；被废弃的建筑物；破旧的遗址 The canal has been derelict for many years. 这条运河已经废弃多年了。 The land lay derelict for ten years. 这块地荒废了 10 年。 a partially derelict mill 一座部份被弃置的磨坊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- lie
- look
- …
- almost
- virtually
- derelictin (doing) something (especially North American English)
failing completely to do your duty or perform your obligations 被遗弃的人： 完全无法履行职责或履行义务They have been grossly derelict in their duty. 他们严重失职。 She realizes that she's been derelict in her responsibilities as a mother. 她意识到自己作为母亲的责任被忽视了。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus ‘abandoned’, past participle of derelinquere, from de- ‘completely’ + relinquere ‘forsake’.