lie in ruins

美 [laɪ ɪn ˈruːɪnz]英 [laɪ ɪn ˈruːɪnz]
  • 处于崩溃状态
lie in ruinslie in ruins
  1. Soon , this house will lie in ruins .

    这房子马上要成为废墟了。

  2. Most irrigation canals and water storage systems lie in ruins , and in1992 the national gene bank was destroyed .

    大多数灌溉渠道以及贮水系统都成为了废墟,而且该国的种质库在1992年已被毁掉了。