disuse

英 [dɪsˈjuːs]

美 [dɪsˈjuːs]

n.  不用; 废弃

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BNC.18962 / COCA.25336

牛津词典

noun

• 不用；废弃
  a situation in which sth is no longer being used
  1. The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.
     这个工厂二十年前就废弃了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 废弃;不用
  If something fallsinto disuse, people stop using it. If something becomes worse as a result ofdisuse, it becomes worse because no one uses it.
  1. ...a church which has fallen into disuse...
     废弃的教堂
  2. The wheel had long since rusted from years of disuse.
     多年不用的车轮早已锈迹斑斑。

英英释义

noun

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected
  1. the house was in a terrible state of neglect
  Synonym:neglect

双语例句

• He gazed with admiration on the war chariots and glittering arms now reposing in disuse.
  他带着羡慕的目光凝视着被弃置不用的战车，和闪闪发光的武器。
• These methods here gradually fallen into disuse in the post-war years.
  这些方法在战后年代已逐渐废弃。
• The wheel had long since rusted from years of disuse.
  多年不用的车轮早已锈迹斑斑。
• He felt himself from disuse to be unfit for parochial duty.
  他觉得自己由于长期不工作，已经不适合做教区的职务了。
• The word has fallen into disuse.
  这词已不用了。
• The machine has become rusty from disuse. The rain has rusted the gate.
  机器已经因不用而生锈。雨水已使大门生锈了。
• The route was once much travelled but has fallen into disuse.
  这条路线旅行的人以前常走，但是现在已不用了。
• That LAW on the right of inheritance has fallen into disuse.
  那项继承权法已经废止了。
• The farmhouse fell into disuse and decay.
  农舍被废弃，变得破烂不堪。
• Regulators may also have to invent new tools or revive ones that have fallen into disuse.
  此外，监管机构还必须发明新的工具，或重新捡起那些弃用的工具。