| 单词 | ruined |
| 释义 | ruined (once / 270 pages) adj Something that's ruined is spoiled, wrecked, or destroyed. A ruined party can result from your obnoxious brother annoying all the friends you invited. Ruined means destroyed or useless. When you visit the site of a long uninhabited city, the broken down structures you see are ruins — time and neglect has resulted in ruined buildings. Both words come from the Latin ruere, "to fall." Opening the oven door too soon can yield a ruined soufflé — it could literally fall, or collapse into a squishy mess. Your reputation as a cook might also be described as ruined after such a disaster. WORD FAMILYruined: ruineder+/ruin: ruination, ruined, ruiner, ruining, ruinous, ruins/ruiner: ruiners/ruinous: ruinously USAGE EXAMPLESMore than anything, Fuller wonders why Castro ruined “such a rich treasure of an island.” Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) "My life has been ruined until the age of 43," Woodward, a former Crewe player, said in his Guardian interview. Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) Olive branches were extended, but professional lives continued to be ruined while lukewarm op-eds asked for us to come together so we could start “healing”. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj destroyed physically or morally Syn destroyed lost spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed 2adj brought to ruin the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically Syn finished destroyed spoiled or ruined or demolished 3adj doomed to extinction Syn done for, sunk, undone, washed-up unsuccessful not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
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