单词 | ruin |
释义 | ruin1 of 2verb ru·in ˈrü-ən -ˌin; ˈrün ruined ˈrü-ənd -ˌind; ˈründ, dialectal ˈrü-ənt -ˌint; ˈrünt ; ruining; ruins transitive verb 1 a : to damage irreparably b : bankrupt, impoverish ruined by stock speculation 2 : to subject to frustration, failure, or disaster will ruin your chances of promotion 3 : to reduce to ruins : devastate intransitive verb : to become ruined ruiner noun ruin 2 of 2noun1 a : the state of being ruined —archaic except in plural the city lay in ruins b : the remains of something destroyed —usually used in plural the ruins of an ancient templethe ruins of his life 2 : a ruined building, person, or object 3 a : the action of destroying, laying waste, or wrecking b : damage, injury 4 a : physical, moral, economic, or social collapse b archaic : a falling down : collapse from age to age … the crash of ruin fitfully resounds William Wordsworth 5 : a cause of destruction ruin 1 of 2 verb1 as in to bankrupt to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts after he was ruined by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the industrialist was forced to sell his mansion and start all over again Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in to destroy to bring destruction to (something) through violent action tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in to wreck to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a huge fire that ruined an entire city block Synonyms & Similar Words
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ruin 2 of 2noun1 as in destruction the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless a vicious bombardment that left the building in ruins Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in wreck ruins plural the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed the ruins of an abandoned abbey Synonyms & Similar Words
3 as in bankruptcy the inability to pay one's debts the family faces ruin if the chief breadwinner doesn't find another job very soon Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 as in downfall something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life the politician's eventual ruin would be a sexual indiscretion Synonyms & Similar Words
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