Ruin
[ 'ruɪn ]
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vt. 破坏，毁灭;使破产;使没落，使堕落;变成废墟;
n. 毁灭，灭亡;废墟，遗迹;[灭亡]的原因，祸根;损失;
vi. 被毁灭;破产;堕落;
📝 例句
Drink contributed to his ruin.
喝酒促成了他的毁灭。
We visited the ruins of the temple.
我们参观了那个庙宇的遗迹。
He was flattered to his ruin.
他由于受人吹捧，结果是一败涂地。
bring to wrack and ruin
导致毁灭
Drink was his father's ruin and it will be the ruin of him too!
酗酒是他父亲毁灭的原因,他也将遭同样的厄运!
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ru-拼音“褥”,in-里:被褥里发现一处废墟
※ ruin-堕落,rein-勒马:与其堕落下去,不如悬崖勒马
※ rain-雨,ruin-毁灭:一场突然来的大雨,把这座城市毁灭
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
ruin
n
1 [U] severe damage or destruction 毁坏; 毁灭; 灭亡
a city reduced to a state of ruin by war 由於战争而遭到严重破坏的城市
The news meant the ruin of all our hopes. 这消息使我们的一切希望都破灭了.
2 [U]
(a) complete loss of all one's money, resources or prospects （金钱、 资财的）完全丧失; （前途的）断送
Ruin was staring her in the face. 她眼看就要倾家荡产了.
brought to ruin by drugs 因吸毒而断送了前程.
(b) cause of this 毁灭、 破产等的原因; 祸根
Gambling was his ruin. 他堕落是因为好赌.
3 [U] state of being decayed, collapsed or destroyed 破败、 坍塌或毁坏的状态
The castle has fallen into ruin. 那城堡已破败不堪.
4 [C] remains of sth that has decayed or collapsed or been destroyed 破败、 坍塌或毁坏之残余物; 废墟
The abbey is now a ruin. 那修道院现已成废墟.
the ruins of Pompeii 庞贝城的遗迹.
5 (idm 习语) go to rack and ruin => rack3. in `ruins in a severely damaged or decayed condition 严重受损; 破败不堪
An earthquake left the whole town in ruins. 那次地震过後, 全城到处是颓垣断壁.
His career is/lies in ruins. 他已前途尽毁. ruin, v [Tn]
1 cause the destruction of (sth/sb) 毁坏, 毁灭（某事物[某人]）
He ruined his prospects by carelessness. 他因疏忽大意而断送了前途.
The storm ruined the crops. 暴风雨毁坏了庄稼.
He's a ruined man, ie has lost all his money, prospects, etc. 他已不名一文（损失了全部钱财、 断送了前途等）.
a ruined building 毁坏的建筑物.
2 (infml 口) spoil (sth/sb) 毁坏, 损害（某事物[某人]）
The island has been ruined by tourism. 该岛毁在旅游业上了.
It poured with rain and my dress got/was ruined. 大雨倾盆, 我的连衣裙已淋得不成样子了.
You're ruining that child, eg by being too indulgent. 你把孩子宠坏了.
🎯 考研助记
ru(入)+in(里):进入里面者死- 毁灭 大雨(rain)使船(u) 毁灭了 网友：yqy 补充：被大雨（rain）吞没（u）－－毁灭了
🔁 扩展释义
*[ruin]n. 毁灭, 推翻, 废墟vi. 毁灭, 衰败, 破坏, 破产, 堕落vt. 使毁灭, 毁坏, 使破产【经】 破产, 毁坏相关词组: bring sb to ruin bring ruin upon oneself
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At that time, gold was discovered in California and thousands of people rushed there to look for gold.
当时有人在加利福利亚发现了黄金，于是成千上万的人涌到那里去寻找金子
We'd better not just talk; let's go to the river to bathe.
我们最好别光顾说了；咱们去河里游泳吧。
Yes, please.
是的，请叫她一下。