"go to seed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 变得衰败
• 变得破旧

Definition

失去良好状态，变得破败或衰落，通常是因为缺乏照顾或关注。常用于形容地方、事物，有时也用于人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

半正式或略带文学色彩。常形容花园、房屋、外表等因疏于打理而逐渐变差。不是突然的损坏，而是慢慢走下坡路。偶尔带有幽默或略带贬义。

Examples

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

花园无人打理后开始**变得衰败**。

The old building has really gone to seed.

这座老楼真的**变得破旧**了。

His appearance has gone to seed lately.

他最近的外表**变得很邋遢**。

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

主人搬走后，这房子就慢慢地**变得破旧**了。

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

别让你的才华**荒废**了，继续练习吧！

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

公园以前很美，但过去几年里**真的失去了美丽**。