ruin
- vt.破坏;毁灭;使破产(或失去地位等);毁坏;糟蹋
- n.破坏;毁灭;破产;毁坏;残垣断壁;祸根;失去工作(或地位等);一无所有;破产(或丢掉工作等)的根源
复数： ruins 过去式： ruined 现在分词： ruining 过去分词： ruined 第三人称单数： ruins
ruinverb
毁坏；破坏；糟蹋
to damage sth so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.; to spoil sth
The bad weather ruined our trip.
天气恶劣，破坏了我们的旅行。
That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.
正是这个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。
My new shoes got ruined in the mud.
我的新鞋被泥浆给糟蹋了。
使破产（或失去地位等）；毁灭
to make sb/sth lose all their money, their position, etc.
If she loses the court case it will ruin her.
如果败诉，她就完了。
The country was ruined by the war.
这个国家因战争而遭到严重破坏。
noun
毁坏；破坏；毁灭
the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged
A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。
破产；一无所有；失去工作（或地位等）
the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc.
The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.
离婚最终使得他一贫如洗。
The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin .
银行的介入使这家公司免于经济崩溃。
破产（或丢掉工作等）的根源；祸根
something that causes a person, company, etc. to lose all their money, job, position, etc.
Gambling was his ruin.
赌博毁了他。
残垣断壁；废墟
the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged
The old mill is now little more than a ruin.
老磨坊现在只剩下一点残垣断壁了。
We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.
我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。
He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.
他决心从事业失败中爬起来，重新开始新的生活。
destroyed or severely damaged
经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。
Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.
The scandal left his reputation in ruins.
这件丑闻使他身败名裂。
to get into a bad condition
这房子越来越破旧，他们也不管。
They let the house go to rack and ruin.
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
noun
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- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- Synonym: laying waste ruining ruination wrecking
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- a ruined building
- they explored several Roman ruins
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- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- Synonym: downfall ruination
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- an event that results in destruction
- Synonym: ruination
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- the process of becoming dilapidated
- Synonym: dilapidation
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- an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- you have brought ruin on this entire family
- Synonym: ruination
verb
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- fall into ruin
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- deprive of virginity
- This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village
- Synonym: deflower
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- destroy completely;damage irreparably
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- Synonym: destroy
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- reduce to ruins
- The country lay ruined after the war
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- reduce to bankruptcy
- My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
- The slump in the financial markets smashed him
- Synonym: bankrupt break smash
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- destroy or cause to fail
- This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election
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Businesspeople understand that this actually benefit them , because billboards ruin the landscape ; without them , these states maintain their scenic4 beauty and attract more people to visit . 3 .
商人们明白这其实会让自己受益，因为广告牌会破坏景观，没有了广告牌，这四个州就能保有美景，吸引更多人来旅游。
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A city reduced to a state of ruin by war .
由于战争而遭到严重破坏的城市。
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The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city .
导游引导我们游览了古城遗迹。
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Years of fighting have left the area in ruins .
经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。
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Several factors had combined to ruin our plans .
几种因素加在一起毁了我们的计划。
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The old mill is now little more than a ruin .
老磨坊现在只剩下一点残垣断壁了。
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The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin .
银行的介入使这家公司免于经济崩溃。
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That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job .
正是这个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。
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Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple .
仔细考察这片废墟后发现了一座更为古老的庙宇。
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He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career .
他决心从事业失败中爬起来，重新开始新的生活。
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A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution .
革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。
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The effect will be ruined if the paint is too thick .
涂料太稠就会破坏效果。
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If she loses the court case it will ruin her .
如果败诉，她就完了。
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The beautiful poetry was ruined by her poor delivery .
这优美的诗被她拙劣的朗诵给糟蹋了。
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The country was ruined by the war .
这个国家因战争而遭到严重破坏。
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I paid good money for this jacket , and now look at it ─ it 's ruined !
这件夹克是我花大价钱买的。瞧瞧，全给毁了！
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We visited the ruins of a Norman castle .
我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。
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Gambling was his ruin .
赌博毁了他。
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Bats had colonized the ruins .
蝙蝠聚居在这片废墟上。
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She wasn 't going to let her plans go to ruin .
她不会让她的计划破产的。
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One of the most important buildings in this ruined city is a public bath
在这座被毁坏的城市里，最重要的建筑物之一就是公共澡堂。
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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。
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They 've completely ruined the tourist trade for the next few years .
他们把今后几年的旅游业完全给毁了。
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His country 's economy lies in ruins .
他的国家的经济崩溃了。
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For a ruin it was in good condition , as though the place was still being used .
就一所破败的房子而言，它的状况还算不错，就好像仍在使用中一样。
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Within Germany , the city of Berlin lay in ruins .
在德国，柏林市已经满目疮痍。
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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。
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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。
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He served four years in prison , emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins
他坐了4年牢，出狱后发现自己的辉煌事业已不复存在。
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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。
强调程度，指完全毁掉，用于具体的事物时，指该事物虽然被毁坏，但依然存在。
The illness has ruined his career.
这个病毁掉了他的事业。
The bad weather ruined their picnic.
恶劣的天气毁掉了他们的野餐。
The rain ruined her newly cut hair.
这场雨毁了她新剪的头发。
强调程度严重，通常用被动语态。
People lived a hard life as the country had been ravaged by civil war.
该国由于内战满目疮痍，人们生活非常艰难。
His health was gradually ravaged by excessive drinking.
由于酗酒，他的身体渐渐垮了。
指使某物的优良特性或特征不复存在，但此物依然存在，语气没有ruin 强。
The whole scenic spot is spoiled by litter.
整个景区环境都被垃圾破坏了。
Don't let the incident spoil our party.
别让这件事毁了我们的聚会。
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