ruins

美 [ˈruːɪnz]英 [ˈruːɪnz]
  • v.破坏;毁灭;使破产(或失去地位等);毁坏;糟蹋
  • n.废墟;毁灭;破产;遗迹;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
  • ruin的第三人称单数和复数
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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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  1. As is known to us , heavy smoking ruins our health .

    众所周知,吸烟过量毁坏身体健康。

  2. Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight

    在昏暗的灯光下看书会毁坏视力

  3. The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city .

    导游引导我们游览了古城遗迹。

  4. 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。

  5. Several factors had combined to ruin our plans .

    几种因素加在一起毁了我们的计划。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution .

    革命过后,许多教堂都毁了。

  11. If she loses the court case it will ruin her .

    如果败诉,她就完了。

  12. We visited the ruins of a Norman castle .

    我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。

  13. Gambling was his ruin .

    赌博毁了他。

  14. Bats had colonized the ruins .

    蝙蝠聚居在这片废墟上。

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

    她不会让她的计划破产的。

  16. 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。

  17. His country 's economy lies in ruins .

    他的国家的经济崩溃了。

  18. 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。

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

    在德国,柏林市已经满目疮痍。

  20. 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。

  21. 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。

  22. 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。

  23. 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。

  24. We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin

    我们放眼望去,眼前是一片荒凉的废墟。

  25. 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。

  26. His enemies are determined to ruin him

    他的敌人决意要毁了他。

  27. Seacliff House is one of the most romantic ruins in Scotland .

    海崖城堡是苏格兰最富有浪漫色彩的遗迹之一。

  28. The houses on the seaward side of the road were all in ruins .

    马路临海一侧的房子全部沦为废墟。

  29. ' But we might ruin the stove . ' — ' Who cares ? '

    “可我们会把炉子弄坏的!”——“我才不在乎呢!”

  30. 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。