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ruin vt.毁灭；毁坏；（使）破产；糟蹋，使（妇女）失去贞操n.毁灭；废墟；崩溃 (1) 他因疏忽大意而断送了前途。(2) 公司的策略会毁掉他们的形象。(3) 他的敌人恶毒地密谋搞垮他。(4) 这场雨把我的画给毁了。(5) 她的惊慌失措可能会破坏整个计划。(6) 只有巨大的努力才能挽救这个濒于破产的公司。(7) 这些变化意味着该公司破产。(8) 他的急躁鲁莽最终导致了他的毁灭。(9) 部长的敌人密谋陷害他。(10) 汤姆把那所房子想像成有传奇色彩的废墟。(11) 他正濒临毁灭。 Bad news always ruins your day and a guest's bad behavior can really ruin a party and all your fun! Be careful when adding salt to your food — too much will ruin it. Often you will see ruin used as a noun that means the state of ruin, the action that causes it or the destruction itself. If you are a ruin of your former self, you're in pretty bad shape. Use ruins for the remains of old castles and Roman structures.

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英 ['ruːɪn] 美 ['ruːɪn] (1) He ruined his prospects by carelessness.(2) The politics of the company will ruin their image.(3) His enemies maliciously conspired to ruin him.(4) The rain ruined my painting.(5) Her nervousness threatens to ruin the whole idea.(6) Only great efforts can retrieve the firm from ruin.(7) These changes spell ruin for the company.(8) His rashness led ultimately to his ruin.(9) The minister's enemies engineered his ruin.(10) Tom visualized the house as a romantic ruin.(11) He is verging on ruin. To ruin means to wreck or destroy. If you're wearing a long dress, make sure your clumsy brother stays away from you. If he steps on it, it'll rip and be ruined. 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。

英语单词	ruin
英美音标	英 ['ruːɪn] 美 ['ruːɪn]
中文释义	vt.毁灭；毁坏；（使）破产；糟蹋，使（妇女）失去贞操 n.毁灭；废墟；崩溃
英语例句	(1) He ruined his prospects by carelessness. (2) The politics of the company will ruin their image. (3) His enemies maliciously conspired to ruin him. (4) The rain ruined my painting. (5) Her nervousness threatens to ruin the whole idea. (6) Only great efforts can retrieve the firm from ruin. (7) These changes spell ruin for the company. (8) His rashness led ultimately to his ruin. (9) The minister's enemies engineered his ruin. (10) Tom visualized the house as a romantic ruin. (11) He is verging on ruin.
中文例句	(1) 他因疏忽大意而断送了前途。 (2) 公司的策略会毁掉他们的形象。 (3) 他的敌人恶毒地密谋搞垮他。 (4) 这场雨把我的画给毁了。 (5) 她的惊慌失措可能会破坏整个计划。 (6) 只有巨大的努力才能挽救这个濒于破产的公司。 (7) 这些变化意味着该公司破产。 (8) 他的急躁鲁莽最终导致了他的毁灭。 (9) 部长的敌人密谋陷害他。 (10) 汤姆把那所房子想像成有传奇色彩的废墟。 (11) 他正濒临毁灭。
vocabulary简明	To ruin means to wreck or destroy. If you're wearing a long dress, make sure your clumsy brother stays away from you. If he steps on it, it'll rip and be ruined.
vocabulary扩展	Bad news always ruins your day and a guest's bad behavior can really ruin a party and all your fun! Be careful when adding salt to your food — too much will ruin it. Often you will see ruin used as a noun that means the state of ruin, the action that causes it or the destruction itself. If you are a ruin of your former self, you're in pretty bad shape. Use ruins for the remains of old castles and Roman structures.
柯林斯解释	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。

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