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🔑ruinru·in1 /ˈruɪn / verb [transitive] - to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.毁坏；破坏；糟蹋◆a ruined building被毁坏的建筑物◆The crops were ruined by the late frost.庄稼被晚霜冻坏了。◆My dress was ruined when I spilled wine over it.我把葡萄酒洒到了连衣裙上，整件衣服给毁了。◆The scandal ruined his chances for re-election.这桩丑闻毁掉了他再次当选的机会。 SYN wreck
- to cause someone to lose all his / her money, all hope of being successful, etc.使失去（所有钱财、成功的希望等）；毁灭◆The cost of the court case nearly ruined them.诉讼费用几乎让他们破产。
🔑ruinru·in2 /ˈruɪn / noun - [uncountable] a state of destruction, when something is very badly damaged毁坏；破坏；糟蹋◆The city was in a state of ruin.那座城市变成了一片废墟。
- [uncountable] the cause or state of having lost all your money, hope of being successful, etc.破产；毁灭；破败的根源；祸根◆Many small companies are facing financial ruin.许多小公司正面临破产。
- [countable] a building, town, etc. that has been badly damaged or destroyed; the parts of a building, town, etc. that are left when it has been almost completely destroyed废墟；残垣断壁◆The old house is now a ruin.老房子现在只剩下一片废墟。◆We went to look at the ruins of the old fort.我们去看了看旧城堡的残垣断壁。◆the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii庞贝古城的遗迹
 ●in ruinsbadly damaged or destroyed严重受损；毁坏◆After the accident, her life seemed to be in ruins.事故之后，她的生活似乎全毁了。◆The city of Berlin was in ruins at the end of World War II.二战结束时柏林城满目疮痍。 |