2024年1月5日 星期五

dilapidated, refurbish. beaten-up. off the beaten track

You can almost hear the rumble of carriages beneath the writing in "Off the Beaten Tracks in Japan," a new travel book in which author John Dougill journeys along some of the nation's slower and more intriguing train routes.



A study by a psychology professor at Berkeley showed that drivers of expensive cars feel more entitled to violate the laws of the highway than people with beaten-up vehicles. From The Economist’s 1843 magazine archive




Shiho Fukada for The New York Times
In Ancient Alleys, Modern Comforts
Some of Beijing’s traditional courtyard homes are being refurbished with a mix of modern sensibility and respect for original detail. Above, Liu Heung, who renovated a historic house.


Turning a Pier Into a Park 
Perhaps New York politicians could be convinced to act once they see details of a dilapidated pier that needs more than $120 million worth of repairs.
Video: Dilapidated Opera House Sparks Art Funding Discussion

Berlin's Staatsoper desperately needs refurbishing, but who will pay for
it?
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evxngtI44va89pI8

It's a black, dilapidated street avoided by all decent people.
這是一個很不像樣的街道,房屋破爛倒塌,而且被煤烟熏得污黑,體面的人都繞道而行

 Plans for the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, 2012. Photograph: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea



refurbish verb [T] FORMAL
to make a building look new and bright again:
The developers refurbished the house inside and out.

dilapidation noun [U]
The farmhouse fell into a state of dilapidation.

dilapidated
describes something old and in poor condition:
The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated.
a dilapidated old car/shed



Definition of beaten-up. : worn, battered, dilapidated.

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