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

• 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。
• 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。
• The old customs have fallen away into disuse.
  旧的风俗习惯已废弃不用了。
• 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 farmhouse fell into disuse and decay.
  农舍被废弃，变得破烂不堪。
• Following symptoms: rest pain and tissue necrosis, ischemic neuropathy, skin color changes, skin adnexal dystrophy, disuse muscle atrophy and joint stiffness etc.
  发展后可出现静息痛及组织坏疽、缺血性神经病变、皮肤色泽改变、皮肤附属器营养障碍、废用性肌萎缩及关节僵硬等症状。
• Therefore, English became the language of the poor and more and more simplified as a result of disuse.
  因此，英语成了穷人的语言，由于不被使用而变的越来越简单。
• 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。
• In recent years, scientists have determined that experience can readily alter the brain, as networks of neural synapses bloom in response to activity or wither with disuse.
  近年来，科学家们已经确定，经验可以很容易地改变大脑，因为神经突触网络会因为对活动作出反应而激增，也可能因为被弃置不用而萎缩。
• His vocal organs began to deteriorate from disuse.
  他的发音器官由于长年不用而开始退化。