| 单词 | tumbledown |
| 释义 | tumbledown adjective[before noun] uk/ˈtʊm.bəl.daʊn/us/ˈtʊm.bəl.daʊn/(of abuilding) in a verybadcondition,especiallyin astateofdecay: （建筑物）摇摇欲坠的，破败不堪的a tumbledowncottage破败不堪的村舍 In bad condition
tumbledown| American Dictionarytumbledown adjective us/ˈtʌm·bəlˌdɑʊn/(of abuilding) in abadcondition,esp. in astateofdecay: Theylivedin a tumbledowncottagenear therailroadtracks. Examplesoftumbledowntumbledown He lived in atumbledownshack and had survived on a small payment that he received after the accident and by visiting soup kitchens. From theCambridge English Corpus It alludes, firstly, to the fortunes and environmental effects of both intensive and 'tumbledown' arable farming. From theCambridge English Corpus They are uncomfortable,tumbledownplaces, and certainly not places for us to visit for a holiday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All they were asking for was the renewal of thetumbledown, damp and disgraceful building, in which they carry out their excellent operations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But this postmaster is living in atumbledownold house with the village post office attached. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those built in the rural areas are often much moretumbledown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I had vacant possession of a rathertumbledownbuilding which clearly needed considerable renovation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has an outside lavatory in atumbledowndecrepit backyard and, almost needless to say, it has no bathroom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One may findtumbledownschools in any part of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am talking now oftumbledownshacks, dumps of abandoned cars, and other bits of old ironmongery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some people on low incomes want to buytumbledownhouses and improve them, but are worried that they may become unemployed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In recent weeks, massive cuts in grants to local authorities for housing modernising programmes alone have appalled many of my constituents whose houses were in atumbledowncondition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is relevant to the situation in my constituency, where in many of the villages there is a considerable amount of derelict land, withtumbledowndwellings thereon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They cannot reproduce thetumbledowncottage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1785, the castle was turned into a brewery and in 1988, thetumbledownbuilding was eventually demolished. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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