单词 | ruin |
释义 | Word Frequency ruin(ˈruːɪn) noun 1. a destroyed or decayed building or town 2. the state or condition of being destroyed or decayed 3. loss of wealth, position, etc, or something that causes such loss; downfall 4. something that is severely damaged his life was a ruin 5. a person who has suffered a downfall, bankruptcy, etc 6. loss of value or usefulness 7. archaic loss of her virginity by a woman outside marriage verb 8. (transitive) to bring to ruin; destroy 9. (transitive) to injure or spoil the town has been ruined with tower blocks 10. (intransitive) archaic or poetic to fall into ruins; collapse Derived forms ruinable (ˈruinable) adjective ruiner (ˈruiner) noun Word origin C14: from Old French ruine, from Latin ruīna a falling down, from ruere to fall violently |
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