tatterdemalion
英[ˌtætədə'meɪljən] 美[ˌtætədə'meɪljən]
"a man in a tattered shirt"
"the tattered flag"
"tied up in tattered brown paper"
"a tattered barefoot boy"
"a tatterdemalion prince"
"a street of bedraggled tenements"
"a broken-down fence"
"a ramshackle old pier"
"a tumble-down shack"
What he wants to do is to get the tatterdemalion main building into shape so that it can be used as a retreat for priests and laymen, perhaps with profitable results.
他想把这个破烂的主楼整顿一番以逃避牧师和教众,没准还能带来些利润也不一定。
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