ruin

ruinruinD.J.:[ˈruin]K.K.:[ˈruɪn]vt.1.破坏, 毁掉The storm ruined our wheat.暴风雨毁坏了我们的小麦。2.使破产, 使沦落I was ruined by that law case, I'm a ruined man.我被那场官司搞垮了, 现在已经倾家荡产。n.1.毁坏, 毁灭, 灭亡This news meant the ruin of all our hopes.这消息使我们的一切希望都破灭了。2.完全丧失, 断送; 垮台(的原因)This flood will be the ruin of the harvest.这场洪水将是没有收成的祸根。3.破败、坍塌或毁坏的状态The church has fallen into ruin.那教堂已破败不堪。4.废墟; 遗迹The abbey is now a ruin.那座修道院现已成废墟。Many ruins of Roman date are to be seen in the south of France.许多古罗马时期的遗迹可以在法国南部看到。

ruin['ruin; 'ru:-]n.1.(建筑物等的)倒塌;颓废2.灭亡;毁灭;破坏;没落3.毁坏的建筑物(或城镇等)4.[复数]废墟;遗迹5.破产;崩溃6.(道德上的)堕落;(妇女的)失去贞操7.毁灭(或衰败、破坏等)的原因8.(健康、希望等的)完全丧失vt.1.毁灭;使覆灭:The whole supermarket was ruined in a great fire.整个超级市场被一场大火烧掉。2.毁坏;葬送:Bad weather ruined our holidays.坏天气把我们的假日全给搅了。You are ruining the child!你把孩子宠坏了!3.使破产:He was ruined by gambling.赌博使他倾家荡产。4.使(妇女)失去贞操:She was ruined by a rascal.她被一个流氓引诱而失去了贞操。vi.1.被毁灭;被毁坏2.破产;没落;衰败3.堕落in ruins成为废墟,变成一片瓦砾被毁灭;崩溃;落空

ruinruin[ruin; ˈru:in]n.1.毁灭, 覆灭; 崩溃; 没落, 破产; (女人的)堕落, 失去贞操2.没落者, 破产者3.[pl. ]废墟, 遗迹; 损失4.[只用单]毁灭[败坏]的原因, 祸根5.(=blue ruin)[卑]劣等杜松子酒the ruin of his hopes他的希望的破灭fall into ruin破败不堪The building is in ruins.那建筑物已成断壁残垣。Gambling was his ruin[the ruin of him].赌博是他堕落的原因。
词性变化ruin[ruin; ˈru:in]vt.1.使破产; 使堕落; 诱奸2.破坏, 毁灭3.使成废墟ruin one's hopes使希望破灭The storm ruined the crops.暴风雨毁坏了庄稼。ruin[ruin; ˈru:in]vi.1.破产; 堕落2.毁灭; 覆灭; 毁坏3.变成废墟4.[诗]倒栽葱落下来

继承用法ruinableadj.ruinern.

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