A disused building, railway, mine, factory, or airfield is one that people have stopped using. The place is still there; nobody works it or travels on it any more.

A disused building, railway, mine, factory, or airfield is one that people have stopped using一棟disused的建築、鐵路、礦場、工廠，或機場，指的是人們已經停止使用的那種。The place is still there這個地方還在那裡 nobody works it or travels on it any more只是沒有人在那裡工作，或是搭乘它了。

This is especially British English, and it is very common in signs and news about old lines and empty sheds.

This is especially British English這特別是英式英文的用法 and it is very common in signs and news about old lines and empty sheds很常出現在關於老舊路線和空蕩倉庫的告示和新聞裡。

It is quieter than abandoned. Abandoned often adds the feeling that people left in a hurry, or that nobody looks after it. Disused just says: it was used, and now it is not.

It is quieter than abandoned它比abandoned的語氣安靜一些。Abandoned often adds the feeling that people left in a hurryabandoned常常帶有一種感覺，好像人們是匆忙離開的 or that nobody looks after it或是沒有人在照顧它。Disused just says: it was used, and now it is notdisused只是單純地說：它曾經被使用過，現在沒有了。

Though actually, a disused railway can still be walked, photographed, even loved; the word does not mean 'worthless', only 'out of service'.

Though actually, a disused railway can still be walked, photographed, even loved不過其實，一條disused的鐵路還是可以有人去走、去拍照，甚至有人喜愛它 the word does not mean 'worthless', only 'out of service'這個詞不代表「沒有價值」，只代表「不再服役」。

Do not use it for a cup you have not washed, or a ticket you have not spent — that is unused.

Do not use it for a cup you have not washed不要拿它來形容一個你還沒洗的杯子 or a ticket you have not spent或是一張你還沒花掉的票 — that is unused那個要說unused。