defunct
🇬🇧 UK/di'fʌŋkt/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
No longer existing, active, or in use.
已停止运作的;已废弃的
n.
A deceased person.
死者
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.defunct company倒闭公司
- 2.defunct airline已停运航空公司
Example Sentences
- 1.
The defunct airline company left thousands of passengers stranded worldwide.
- 2.
The archaeologist studied artifacts from a defunct civilization buried beneath the sand.