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defunct

🇬🇧 UK/di'fʌŋkt/🇺🇸 US
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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-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
functto perform, execute, discharge
=defunct

Common 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.

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