wreck·age /ˈrekɪdʒ/ n. 1. (船舶等失事后的)残货；沉船漂浮物，沉船残骸 The shore was covered with the wreckage of a ship. 岸上全是一艘失事船只的残骸。 They hauled him clear of the wreckage of the car. 他们用力把他从汽车残骸中拖了出来。 2. 失事，遇难 comb the wreckage site 在失事地点彻底搜索 3. 破坏，毁坏 the wreckage of a once-promising career 曾经很有希望的事业生涯的毁灭 a boy growing up in the wreckage of a broken marriage 在父母离异的破裂家庭中长大的男孩