dereliction

US [ˌderəˈlɪkʃən]
UK [ˌderəˈlɪkʃ(ə)n]
  • n.玩忽职守;渎职;荒废;弃置
  • Web遗弃;水退;无主
Plural Form:derelictions  
dereliction
n.
1.
[u]
荒废;弃置;破旧不堪the state of being derelict
industrial/urban dereliction
工业╱城市废墟
a house in a state of dereliction
破旧不堪的房屋
2.
[u][sing]
~ of duty
玩忽职守;渎职the fact of deliberately not doing what you ought to do, especially when it is part of your job
The police officers were found guilty of serious dereliction of duty .
这些警察被判犯有严重渎职罪。

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