dilapidation

noun [具体名词]破损；崩塌；荒废

Neglect, dilapidation, storm and fire have gradually reduced it to a rusting hulk, like the rib-cage of a whale. ^{失修、荒废、风暴和火灾使它逐渐沦为生锈的废船，就像鲸鱼的胸腔。}