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ruin ruin ★★★☆☆/ru͟ːɪn/1[VERB	动词]毁坏；摧毁；严重损害 To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it.   [V n]My wife was ruining her health through worry...忧虑严重损害了我妻子的健康。Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined.这些村庄全部都被冲走了。道路和桥梁都被破坏了，农作物也全毁了。2[VERB	动词]使破产 To ruin someone means to cause them to no longer have any money.   [V n]She accused him of ruining her financially with his taste for the high life.她指责他为了追求奢华的生活致使她倾家荡产。3[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]破产 Ruin is the state of no longer having any money. The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。4[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]毁灭；崩溃；瓦解；没落 Ruin is the state of being severely damaged or spoiled, or the process of reaching this state. The vineyards were falling into ruin...这些葡萄园日渐没落。She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.她不会让她的计划破产的。5[N-PLURAL	复数名词]残余部分；残存部分 The ruins of something are the parts of it that remain after it has been severely damaged or weakened.   [the N of n]The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire...他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.他站在那里一动也不动，呆呆地看着他残余的作品。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]废墟；遗迹；断壁残垣 The ruins of a building are the parts of it that remain after the rest has fallen down or been destroyed.   [usu pl]One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion...爆炸发生将近两个小时以后，在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.从这个方向望去只看得到这座山，以及更高处的一处废墟，一座废弃的城堡。7See also:ruined；  8[PHRASE	短语]完全崩溃；垮掉；破败不堪 If something is in ruins, it is completely spoiled.   [oft v-link PHR]Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins...其靠资助维持的经济已经完全崩溃了。This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.这个国家曾一度为其教育体系感到自豪。但现在它似乎已经千疮百孔了。9[PHRASE	短语]一片废墟；满目疮痍 If a building or place is in ruins, most of it has been destroyed and only parts of it remain.   [usu v-link PHR]The abbey was in ruins...这个修道院已经成了一片废墟。Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.在德国，柏林市已经满目疮痍。 ruin1 verbruin2 nounruinru‧in1 /ˈruːɪn/ ●●○ S3 verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to spoil or destroy something completely:  This illness has ruined my life. His career would be ruined. All this mud’s going to ruin my shoes.► see thesaurus at destroy, spoil2to make someone lose all their money:  Jefferson was ruined by the lawsuit. →ruinedruin1 verbruin2 nounruinruin2 ●●○ noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] a situation in which you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had about you:  small businesses facing financial ruinbe on the road to ruin (=be doing something that will make you lose your money, position etc)2[countable] (also ruins) the part of a building that is left after the rest has been destroyed:  an interesting old ruin the ruins of a bombed-out office block3the ruins of something the parts of something such as an organization, system, or set of ideas that remain after the rest have been destroyed:  the ruins of a government that once held so much promise4be/lie in ruins a)if a building is in ruins, it has fallen down or been badly damaged b)if someone’s life, a country’s economy etc is in ruins, it is affected by very great problems:  Her marriage was in ruins.5fall into ruin (also go to ruin) if something falls into ruin, it gets damaged or destroyed because no one is taking care of it:  He had let the farm go to ruin.6be the ruin of somebody to make someone lose all their money, their good health, the good opinion that other people have of them etc:  Drinking was the ruin of him. → go to rack and ruinat rack1(4)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesfinancial ruin (=when someone loses all or most of their money)· She faces financial ruin after losing the court case.economic ruin (=when someone loses all their money or when a country loses a lot of its trade, industry, and wealth)· Their policies have been driving this country to economic ruin for the past 13 years.political ruin· The scandal left the government on the brink of political ruin.social ruin (=when someone loses their position or rank in society)· In those days, breaking off your engagement could mean social ruin.verbsface ruin· Many shopkeepers are facing ruin.mean ruin (=cause ruin for someone)· They fear that the proposals could mean ruin for small football clubs.spell ruin (=cause ruin for someone)· Unwise investment can spell financial ruin.lead to ruin· This policy could lead to utter ruin.save somebody from ruin· He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.phrasesbring ruin on/to somebody (=cause ruin for someone)· Her behaviour brought ruin on her family.drive somebody to ruin (=cause ruin for someone)· Farmers told how foot-and-mouth disease was driving them to ruin.be on the brink/verge of ruin (=be close to ruin)· The recession could leave many businesses on the brink of ruin.be on the road to ruin (=be certain to happen at some time in the future)· Is America on the road to ruin?

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Collins	ruin ★★★☆☆ /ru͟ːɪn/ 1 [VERB 动词]毁坏；摧毁；严重损害 To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it. [V n] My wife was ruining her health through worry... 忧虑严重损害了我妻子的健康。 Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined. 这些村庄全部都被冲走了。道路和桥梁都被破坏了，农作物也全毁了。 2 [VERB 动词]使破产 To ruin someone means to cause them to no longer have any money. [V n] She accused him of ruining her financially with his taste for the high life. 她指责他为了追求奢华的生活致使她倾家荡产。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]破产 Ruin is the state of no longer having any money. The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin. 农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]毁灭；崩溃；瓦解；没落 Ruin is the state of being severely damaged or spoiled, or the process of reaching this state. The vineyards were falling into ruin... 这些葡萄园日渐没落。 She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin. 她不会让她的计划破产的。 5 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]残余部分；残存部分 The ruins of something are the parts of it that remain after it has been severely damaged or weakened. [the N of n] The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire... 他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。 He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work. 他站在那里一动也不动，呆呆地看着他残余的作品。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]废墟；遗迹；断壁残垣 The ruins of a building are the parts of it that remain after the rest has fallen down or been destroyed. [usu pl] One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion... 爆炸发生将近两个小时以后，在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。 There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle. 从这个方向望去只看得到这座山，以及更高处的一处废墟，一座废弃的城堡。 7 See also:ruined ； 8 [PHRASE 短语]完全崩溃；垮掉；破败不堪 If something is in ruins, it is completely spoiled. [oft v-link PHR] Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins... 其靠资助维持的经济已经完全崩溃了。 This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins. 这个国家曾一度为其教育体系感到自豪。但现在它似乎已经千疮百孔了。 9 [PHRASE 短语]一片废墟；满目疮痍 If a building or place is in ruins, most of it has been destroyed and only parts of it remain. [usu v-link PHR] The abbey was in ruins... 这个修道院已经成了一片废墟。 Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins. 在德国，柏林市已经满目疮痍。
Oxford	ruin ★ / ˈruːɪn ; NAmE ˈruːɪn / verb , noun ruin ruins ruined ruining verb ★ 1 ★ ruinsth to damage sth so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc; to spoil sth 毁坏；破坏；糟蹋 SYN wreck ◆ The bad weather ruined our trip. 天气恶劣，破坏了我们的旅行。 ◆ That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job. 正是那个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。 ◆ My new shoes got ruinedin the mud. 我的新鞋被泥浆给糟蹋了。 2 ★ ruinsb/sth to make sb/sth lose all their money, their position, etc. 使破产（或失去地位等）；毁灭 ◆ If she loses the court case it will ruin her. 如果败诉，她就完了。 ◆ The country was ruined by the war. 这个国家因战争而遭到严重破坏。 noun ★ 1 ★ [uncountable ] the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged 毁坏；破坏；毁灭 ◆ A large number of churches fell into ruinafter the revolution. 革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。 2 ★ [uncountable ] the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc. 破产；一无所有；失去工作（或地位等） ◆ The spanorce ultimately led to his ruin. 离婚最终使得他一贫如洗。 ◆ The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin. 银行的介入使这家公司免于破产。 3 [singular ] something that causes a person, company, etc. to lose all their money, job, position, etc. 破产（或丢掉工作等）的根源；祸根 SYN downfall ◆ Gambling was his ruin. 赌博毁了他。 4 ★ [countable ] ( alsoruins [plural ] ) the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged 残垣断壁；废墟 ◆ The old mill is now little more than a ruin. 老磨坊现在只剩下一点残垣断壁了。 ◆ We visited the ruins of a Norman castle. 我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。 ◆ ( figurative) He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career. 他决心从事业失败中爬起来，重新开始新的生活。 IDIOM in ˈruins destroyed or severely damaged 毁坏；严重受损；破败不堪 ◆ Years of fighting have left the area in ruins. 经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。 ◆ The scandal left his reputation in ruins. 这件丑闻使他身败名裂。 ☞more at rack n. ruin / ˈruːɪn ; NAmE ˈruːɪn /
LDC	ruin1 verb ruin2 noun ruinru‧in1 /ˈruːɪn/ ●●○ S3 verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to spoil or destroy something completely: This illness has ruined my life. His career would be ruined. All this mud’s going to ruin my shoes.► see thesaurus at destroy , spoil 2to make someone lose all their money: Jefferson was ruined by the lawsuit. → ruined ruin1 verb ruin2 noun ruinruin2 ●●○ noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[uncountable] a situation in which you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had about you: small businesses facing financial ruinbe on the road to ruin (=be doing something that will make you lose your money, position etc)2[countable] (also ruins) the part of a building that is left after the rest has been destroyed: an interesting old ruin the ruins of a bombed-out office block3the ruins of something the parts of something such as an organization, system, or set of ideas that remain after the rest have been destroyed: the ruins of a government that once held so much promise4be/lie in ruins a)if a building is in ruins, it has fallen down or been badly damaged b)if someone’s life, a country’s economy etc is in ruins, it is affected by very great problems: Her marriage was in ruins.5fall into ruin (also go to ruin) if something falls into ruin, it gets damaged or destroyed because no one is taking care of it: He had let the farm go to ruin.6be the ruin of somebody to make someone lose all their money, their good health, the good opinion that other people have of them etc: Drinking was the ruin of him. → go to rack and ruin at rack1(4) COLLOCATIONSadjectivesfinancial ruin (=when someone loses all or most of their money)· She faces financial ruin after losing the court case.economic ruin (=when someone loses all their money or when a country loses a lot of its trade, industry, and wealth)· Their policies have been driving this country to economic ruin for the past 13 years.political ruin· The scandal left the government on the brink of political ruin.social ruin (=when someone loses their position or rank in society)· In those days, breaking off your engagement could mean social ruin.verbsface ruin· Many shopkeepers are facing ruin.mean ruin (=cause ruin for someone)· They fear that the proposals could mean ruin for small football clubs.spell ruin (=cause ruin for someone)· Unwise investment can spell financial ruin.lead to ruin· This policy could lead to utter ruin.save somebody from ruin· He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.phrasesbring ruin on/to somebody (=cause ruin for someone)· Her behaviour brought ruin on her family.drive somebody to ruin (=cause ruin for someone)· Farmers told how foot-and-mouth disease was driving them to ruin.be on the brink/verge of ruin (=be close to ruin)· The recession could leave many businesses on the brink of ruin.be on the road to ruin (=be certain to happen at some time in the future)· Is America on the road to ruin?
WDF	ruin [ˈru:ɪn]ruined, ruining, ruins CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFL v4230 6785 1242 2441 1436 1215 451 n5237 4967 466 1444 1172 910 975 VERB4519 218359 NOUN5852 144211 Spoken: 130136191 ruins[7144] 毁灭(52%)，废墟(23%)，毁坏(16%)，崩溃(9%) n.废墟；毁坏；灭亡 vt.毁灭；使破产 vi.破产；堕落；被毁灭 n.(Ruin)人名；(德、意、芬)鲁因；(法)吕安

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