derelicts

英 [ˈdɛrɪlɪkts]

美 [ˈdɛrəˌlɪkts]

n.  无家可归者; 乞丐; 社会弃儿
derelict的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 破败的;弃置的;年久失修的
  A place or building that isderelictis empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
  1. Her body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home.
     在距离她家不到一英里的一座废弃仓库里发现了她遭弃的尸体。
• 无家可归者;露宿街头者
  Aderelictis a person who has no home or job and who has to live on the streets.

双语例句

• Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
  教育不会，世界满是受过教育的糟粕。
• Derelicts often beg on the streets.
  无家可归的人常常在街上行乞。
• A street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts.
  曼哈顿一条为无家可归者提供廉价旅馆而闻名的大街。
• Most of them are derelicts.
  他们中的大多数是被遗弃的。