"go to seed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 變得衰敗
• 變得破舊

Definition

失去良好狀態，變得破敗或衰落，通常因缺乏照顧或關注。常用於形容地方、事物，有時也用於人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

半正式，稍帶文學氣息。多用於花園、房屋、外貌等因疏于打理而逐漸變差。非突然損壞，而是逐漸衰退。有時帶點幽默或輕微貶義。

Examples

The garden began to go to seed after nobody took care of it.

花園沒人打理後開始**變得衰敗**。

The old building has really gone to seed.

這座舊樓真的**變得破舊**了。

His appearance has gone to seed lately.

他最近的外表**變得很邋遢**。

After the owners moved away, the house just slowly went to seed.

主人搬走後，這房子就慢慢地**變得破舊**了。

Don’t let your talents go to seed—keep practicing!

別讓你的才華**荒廢**了，繼續練習吧！

The park used to be beautiful, but it’s really gone to seed in the last few years.

公園以前很美，但過去幾年裡**真的失去了美麗**。