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单词 in ruins
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in ruins

In a state of complete disorder or disintegration: the economy was in ruins...
  • Built in the late 1400s, this Norman tower house was in ruins when Hurley started his labour of love.
  • As of early June, the town was still in ruins, and no economy activity had resumed.
  • A little girl's Christmas is in ruins after burglars broke into a house and stole her presents.

Synonyms

derelict, ruined, gone to rack and ruin, in disrepair, falling to pieces, falling apart, dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, broken-down, decrepit, decaying, ruinous;
neglected, uncared-for
destroyed, ruined, in pieces, in ashes, falling down about one's ears;
over, finished, at an end
informal in tatters, in shreds, on the rocks, done for, toast
See parent entry: ruin
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