disrepair

/ˌdɪsrɪˈpeə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdɪsrɪˈper/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdis-ri-ˈper/ (ame, mw)

disrepair — noun

1. a damaged or run-down condition that a building, road, or piece of equipment is

1.名詞C1
釋義

a damaged or run-down condition that a building, road, or piece of equipment is left in when nobody looks after it.

例句

After Aaron's grandfather died, the old farmhouse slowly fell into disrepair.

collocation: fall into disrepair

The town hall has been in a state of disrepair since the council ran out of money.

collocation: in a state of disrepair

同義詞
  • dilapidation

    more formal; emphasises long, visible decay

  • decay

    broader — covers natural rot of any object or organism

  • neglect

    names the cause (lack of care) rather than the resulting state

反義詞
  • repair

    as in 'in good repair' — the maintained, working state

  • upkeep

    the ongoing care that prevents disrepair

文法句型

in (a state of) disrepair

fall into disrepair

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a building, road, bridge, or large piece of infrastructure — not a person, not a small object. Frequently appears in the fixed phrases 'fall into disrepair' and 'in (a state of) disrepair'.

常見錯誤

❌My phone is in disrepair.
✅My phone is broken.
💡'disrepair' is used for buildings and infrastructure, not small everyday objects.
❌The patient was in disrepair after the accident.
✅The patient was in bad shape after the accident.
💡'disrepair' is never used about people.