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。