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ruin

verb
 
🔊/ˈruːɪn/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ruin
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he / she / it ruins
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past simple ruined
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past participle ruined
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-ing form ruining
🔊/ˈruːɪnɪŋ/
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  1.  
    ruin something to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc. 毁坏；破坏；糟蹋synonym spoil (1), 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 ruined in the mud.我的新鞋被泥浆给糟蹋了。🔊🔊
    • The crops were ruined by the late frost.迟来的霜冻破坏了庄稼。
    Extra Examples
    • A knee injury threatened to ruin her Olympic hopes.膝伤可能使她参加奥运会的希望破灭。
    • She's ruined everything.她毁了一切。
    • Years of drinking had ruined his health.长年饮酒毁了他的健康。
    • You've ruined my whole life!你把我的生活都毁了！
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • nearly
    • …
    verb + ruin
    • threaten to
    • be going to
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  2.  
    ruin somebody/something to make somebody/something 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • They accused the government of ruining the economy.他们指责政府破坏经济。
    • The long legal battle ruined him financially.旷日持久的官司使他倾家荡产。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • nearly
    • …
    verb + ruin
    • threaten to
    • be going to
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.

ruin

noun
 
🔊/ˈruːɪn/
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Idioms
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  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 ruin after the revolution.革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。🔊🔊
    • The house had been left to go to ruin.这房子已经被遗弃了。
    • The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin恐怖袭击使这座城市陷入一片废墟
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • utter
    verb + ruin
    • fall into
    • go to
    phrases
    • be the ruin of somebody/​something
    • go to rack and ruin
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  2.  
    [countable]
    (also ruins [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儿残垣断壁了。🔊🔊
    • We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。🔊🔊
    • Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house.在房子烧焦的废墟中发现了两具尸体。
    • (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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • the ancient ruins of Jericho杰里科的古代遗迹
    • It is perhaps the best preserved monastic ruin in the country.它也许是该国保存最完好的修道院遗址。
    Topics Historyb2, Buildingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ancient
    • old
    • charred
    • …
    verb + ruin
    • be in ruins
    • lie in ruins
    • leave something in ruins
    • …
    preposition
    • ruins of
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  3.  
    [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 divorce 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。🔊🔊
    • The war brought the country to the brink of ruin.战争使这个国家濒临破产。
    Extra Examples
    • He's on the road to political ruin.他在政治上已经处于穷途末路了。
    • The company faces ruin over the new road plans.这家公司因新的道路计划而面临破产。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • economic
    • financial
    verb + ruin
    • face
    • bring
    • lead to
    • …
    phrases
    • on the brink of ruin
    • on the verge of ruin
    • the road to ruin
    • …
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  4. [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 synonym downfall
    • Gambling was his ruin.赌博毁了他。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Drinking has been the ruin of her.酗酒毁了她。
    • He said that the plan would be the ruin of European agriculture.他说该计划将是欧洲农业的废墟。
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.
Idioms
go to rack and ruin
  1. to get into a bad condition变得一团糟
    • They let the house go to rack and ruin.这房子越来越破旧，他们也不管。🔊🔊
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in ruins
  1. 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 church now lies in ruins.教堂现在成了废墟。
    • The scandal left his reputation in ruins.这件丑闻使他身败名裂。🔊🔊
    • Their plans for a comeback now lie in ruins.他们的复出计划现在变成了废墟。