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

• The old customs have fallen away into disuse.
  旧的风俗习惯已废弃不用了。
• The wheel had long since rusted from years of disuse.
  多年不用的车轮早已锈迹斑斑。
• 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。
• This irrigation canal has fallen into disuse.
  这条渠荒废了。
• 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。
• The factory had gradually fallen into disuse.
  这个工厂渐渐废弃不用了。
• 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。
• This rule has sink into disuse.
  这条原则渐被废弃了。
• 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。
• While important, they seem to become stale quickly, fall into disrepair or disuse, and are discarded.
  虽然重要，但是它们似乎很快就过时了，失修或停用，并且报废了。