The word "wreck" is defined as a verb meaning to severely damage or destroy something, or to cause a ship to be destroyed or sink. As a noun, it refers to the remains of a destroyed vehicle, ship, or building, or a vehicle accident. Informally, it can also describe a person in a state of extreme exhaustion or sickness.
The word "wreck" can be used as a verb meaning to destroy or ruin something, or to cause a ship to sink or become unnavigable. It can also be used as a noun to refer to a destroyed ship, vehicle, or building, or to a severe accident involving a vehicle. Informally, it can describe someone in a very exhausted or unhealthy state.
[VERB 动词]毁掉;毁坏;损坏 To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it.
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[V-ed]
He wrecked the garden...
他毁掉了花园。
A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty...
联盟本来可以击败政府并毁掉该条约的。
His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.
他的生活被这场灾难毁掉了。
...missed promotions, lost jobs, wrecked marriages.
错过的提升机会,失去的工作,破裂的婚姻
wrecker
They may be remembered as the wreckers of a fine company.
他们也许会因为搞垮一家好公司而留下恶名。
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[VERB 动词]使(船舶)失事;使遇难 If a ship is wrecked, it is damaged so much that it sinks or can no longer sail.
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The ship was wrecked by an explosion.
这艘船被炸毁了。
...a wrecked cargo ship.
失事的货船
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]失事的船只(或汽车、飞机);损毁的建筑 A wreck is something such as a ship, car, plane, or building which has been destroyed, usually in an accident.
...the wreck of a sailing ship...
帆船的残骸
The car was a total wreck...
这辆车完全报废了。
We thought of buying the house as a wreck, doing it up, then selling it.
我们想过把这栋房子当作废弃建筑买下来,修缮一下,然后再卖掉。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]车祸;交通事故 A wreck is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
[usu supp N]
[mainly AM 主美]
He was killed in a car wreck.
他在一场车祸中丧生。
...the little girl that survived that plane wreck...
在空难中幸存的小女孩
What would he tell his parents if he had a wreck?
如果他出了事故,他怎么向他的父母交代?
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 crash
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
nervous wreck
;精疲力竭的人;身体状况极差的人 If you say that someone is a wreck, you mean that they are very exhausted or unhealthy.
[usu sing]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
You look a wreck...
你看起来身体很糟糕。
It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck.
看见这个人变得口齿不清、弱不禁风,真是让人既难堪又悲哀。
Oxford
wreck/rek; NAmErek/
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wreckwreckswreckedwreckingnoun1a ship that has sunk or that has been very badly damaged 沉船;严重损毁的船☞see also
shipwreck
2a car, plane, etc. that has been very badly damaged in an accident (事故中)遭严重毁坏的汽车(或飞机等)◆Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.有两名乘客仍被困在失事的车辆里。☞synonyms at
crash
3[usually singular ]( informal) a person who is in a bad physical or mental condition (身体或精神上)受到严重损伤的人◆Physically, I was a total wreck.从身体上说,我完全是一个废人。◆The interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.这次面试使得他的精神高度紧张。4( informal) a vehicle, building, etc. that is in very bad condition 状况非常糟糕的车辆(或建筑物等)◆The house was a wreck when we bought it.我们买下这座房子时,它破烂不堪。◆( figurative) They still hoped to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage.他们仍然希望从他们破碎的婚姻中挽回点什么。5( NAmE) =
crash
n. (1 )◆a car/train wreck汽车╱火车失事verb1wrecksth to damage or destroy sth 破坏;损坏;毁坏◆The building had been wrecked by the explosion.那座楼房被炸毁了。◆The road was littered with wrecked cars.公路上到处都是被撞坏的汽车。2wrecksth (for sb) to spoil sth completely 毁灭;毁掉◆The weather wrecked all our plans.天气把我们的计划全都毁了。◆A serious injury nearly wrecked his career.一次重伤差点儿葬送了他的前程。3[usually passive ]wrecksth to damage a ship so much that it sinks or can no longer sail 使(船舶)失事;使遇难;使下沉◆The ship was wrecked off the coast of France.那艘船在法国的沿岸失事。☞see also
shipwreck
wreck/rek; NAmErek/
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wreck1 verb
wreck2 noun
wreckwreck1 /rek/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
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1to completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful waySYN ruin: Injury threatened to wreck his sporting career. It was drink that wrecked their marriage.2to damage something such as a building or vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired: The car was completely wrecked in the accident.► see thesaurus at
destroy
3if a ship is wrecked, it is badly damaged and sinksSYN shipwreck: The ship was wrecked off the coast of Africa.
wreck1 verb
wreck2 noun
wreckwreck2 ●●○ noun [countable]
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1car/plane a car, plane, or train that has been damaged very badly, especially in a crash: He was still alive when they pulled him from the wreck.► see thesaurus at
accident
2ship a ship that has sunkSYN shipwreckwreck of Divers discovered the wreck of an old German warship.3person informal someone who is very nervous, tired, or unhealthy: He looked a complete wreck.nervous/emotional wreck The attack had left her an emotional wreck.4accident American English an accident involving cars or other vehiclesSYN crashcar/train/plane wreck My father died in a car wreck.5place a place that is very untidy: When you’re here, this place is a wreck!6old car informal an old car that is in a very bad condition
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[rek]wrecked, wrecking, wrecks
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wrecked[4029] wrecking[1685] wrecks[870]
残骸(49%),破坏(39%),遇难(10%),使…失事(1%),使…遇难(1%)
n.破坏;失事;残骸;失去健康的人
vt.破坏;使失事;拆毁
vi.失事;营救失事船只
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