Question

0837 2 The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were destroyed. The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were [[destroyed]]. ruined When you mean 'make something less attractive, effective or useful', use spoil or ruin (= spoil completely): 'I didn't join them on their walk because I didn't want to spoil my new shoes.' 'If you open the camera, you'll ruin the film.'

Accepted Answer

destroy ✗ The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were ruined. The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were [[ruined]]. ruined | destroyed

Idx	0837
Keyword	destroy
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were destroyed.
Correct Sentence	The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were ruined.
Cloze Error Sentence	The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were [[destroyed]].
Cloze Sentence	The water had been much too hot and most of the clothes were [[ruined]].
Cloze Answer	ruined
Choices	ruined \| destroyed
Explanation	When you mean 'make something less attractive, effective or useful', use spoil or ruin (= spoil completely): 'I didn't join them on their walk because I didn't want to spoil my new shoes.' 'If you open the camera, you'll ruin the film.'

Water Hot Clothes Spoil Ruined Ruin Destroy Destroyed