ruin
v. 毀壞; 破壞; 使破產
n. 毀壞; 破產; 禍根; 廢墟,殘餘部分
To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it.
My wife was ruining her health through worry...
憂慮嚴重損害了我妻子的健康。
Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined.
這些村莊全部都被沖走了。道路和橋樑都被破壞了,農作物也全毀了。
To ruin someone means to cause them to no longer have any money.
She accused him of ruining her financially with his taste for the high life.
她指責他為了追求奢華的生活致使她傾家蕩產。
Ruin is the state of no longer having any money.
The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
農民們說最近的通貨膨脹使他們瀕臨破產。
Ruin is the state of being severely damaged or spoiled, or the process of reaching this state.
The vineyards were falling into ruin...
這些葡萄園日漸沒落。
She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.
她不會讓她的計劃破產的。
The ruins of something are the parts of it that remain after it has been severely damaged or weakened.
The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire...
他幫助建立起的新土耳其共和國是從一個偉大帝國的廢墟上發展起來的。
He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
他站在那裡一動也不動,呆呆地看著他殘餘的作品。
The ruins of a building are the parts of it that remain after the rest has fallen down or been destroyed.
One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion...
爆炸發生將近兩個小時以後,在廢墟中發現了一個已經死亡的小孩。
There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.
從這個方向望去只看得到這座山,以及更高處的一處廢墟,一座廢棄的城堡。
If something is in ruins, it is completely spoiled.
Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins...
其靠資助維持的經濟已經完全崩潰了。
This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.
這個國家曾一度為其教育體系感到自豪。但現在它似乎已經千瘡百孔了。
If a building or place is in ruins, most of it has been destroyed and only parts of it remain.
The abbey was in ruins...
這個修道院已經成了一片廢墟。
Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.
在德國,柏林市已經滿目瘡痍。
1. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction;
2. a ruined building;
3. the process of becoming dilapidated
4. an event that results in destruction
5. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
6. destruction achieved by wrecking something
1. destroy completely; damage irreparably;
2. destroy or cause to fail;
3. reduce to bankruptcy;
4. reduce to ruins;
5. deprive of virginity;
6. fall into ruin
break, destroy, ruin, wreck, damage, spoil
這些動詞均有"破壞,損壞"之意。
in ruins
被毀滅的;毀壞了的;垮掉的;成廢墟的
Gambling had brought about his ruin.
賭博終於毀了他.
His enemies maliciously conspired to ruin him.
他的敵人惡毒地密謀搞垮他.
This flood will be the ruin of the harvest.
這場洪水將是沒有收成的禍根.
The tower collapsed in a heap of ruin.
這座塔倒塌了,成為一堆廢墟.
A collision with parliament could ruin the government's plans.
與議會衝突可能使政府的計劃成為泡影.