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ruin
[英] [ˈruin] [美] [ˈruɪn] 生词本

vt.

n.

vi.

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1. VERB 毁坏;摧毁;严重损害 To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it. 

  • My wife was ruining her health through worry...

    忧虑严重损害了我妻子的健康。

  • Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined.

    这些村庄全部都被冲走了。道路和桥梁都被破坏了，农作物也全毁了。

2. VERB 使破产 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.

    她指责他为了追求奢华的生活致使她倾家荡产。

3. N-UNCOUNT 破产 Ruin is the state of no longer having any money. 

  • The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.

    农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。

4. N-UNCOUNT 毁灭;崩溃;瓦解;没落 Ruin is the state of being severely damaged or spoiled, or the process of reaching this state. 

  • The vineyards were falling into ruin...

    这些葡萄园日渐没落。

  • She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.

    她不会让她的计划破产的。

5. N-PLURAL 残余部分;残存部分 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...

    他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。

  • He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.

    他站在那里一动也不动，呆呆地看着他残余的作品。

6. N-COUNT 废墟;遗迹;断壁残垣 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...

    爆炸发生将近两个小时以后，在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。

  • There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.

    从这个方向望去只看得到这座山，以及更高处的一处废墟，一座废弃的城堡。

7. See also: ruined;  
8. PHRASE 完全崩溃;垮掉;破败不堪 If something is in ruins, it is completely spoiled. 

  • Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins...

    其靠资助维持的经济已经完全崩溃了。

  • This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.

    这个国家曾一度为其教育体系感到自豪。但现在它似乎已经千疮百孔了。

9. PHRASE 一片废墟;满目疮痍 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...

    这个修道院已经成了一片废墟。

  • Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.

    在德国，柏林市已经满目疮痍。

Noun

1. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction;

  • "you have brought ruin on this entire family"

2. a ruined building;

  • "they explored several Roman ruins"

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

Verb

1. destroy completely; damage irreparably;

  • "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
  • "The tears ruined her make-up"

2. destroy or cause to fail;

  • "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"

3. reduce to bankruptcy;

  • "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"
  • "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

4. reduce to ruins;

  • "The country lay ruined after the war"

5. deprive of virginity;

  • "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

6. fall into ruin

1. Gambling was his ruin[the ruin of him].
赌博是他堕落的原因。

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2. A collision with parliament could ruin the government's plans.
与议会冲突可能使政府的计划成为泡影。

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3. Archaeologists attribute the ruin to a flourishing prehistoric kingdom.
考古学家认为这些废墟属于一个繁荣的史前王国。

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4. Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation.
恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。

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5. Constant indulgence in bad habits brought about his ruin.
经常沉溺于恶习导致了他的毁灭。

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6. Drink contributed to his ruin.
酗酒促使他毁灭。

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7. Gambling had brought about his ruin.
赌博终于毁了他。

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8. He plotted the ruin of his enemy.
他阴谋倾覆他的敌人。

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9. His enemies maliciously conspired to ruin him.
他的敌人恶毒地密谋搞垮他。

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10. If we followed your advice we'd all be walking down the primrose path to ruin.
如果我们听你的建议就等于走上堕落自毀的道路。

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11. It would only serve to precipitate his ruin.
它只会加速他的毁灭。

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12. It's too bad to see a fresh flower on a heap of cow-dung. He'll be the ruin of her!
鲜花插在牛粪上，真把她糟踏啦！

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13. Ruin now stares in the face.
正面临着毁灭的威胁。

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14. Ruin stared him in the face.
他面临破产。

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15. The abbey is now a ruin.
那座修道院现已成废墟。

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16. The blackmailer will have to be bought off,or he'll ruin your good name.
得花些钱疏通那个敲诈者，否则他会毁坏你的声誉。

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17. The building is now a ruin.
这楼已破败不堪。

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18. The catastrophe of a tragedy usually brings death or ruin to the leading character.
悲剧的结局常常是主角死亡或毁灭。

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19. The church has fallen into ruin.
那教堂已破败不堪。

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20. The country was in ruin and convulsion.
这个国家没落于动乱之中。

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