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。 |