run-down
释义:“破旧的、荒废的”,形容无人居住、年久失修的老宅或街区。一个极好的例子是北京城内著名的朝内大街81号。
例句:
Maier's company, Fine Metro Homes, recently renovated a run-down house on North Cameron Street.
The church is a small oasis in a run-down neighborhood wracked by poverty, drugs and crime.
同义词:desolate