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ruin/ˈru:in/ n. & v.●n. 1 a destroyed or wrecked state 毁灭(或破败)状态 2 a person's or thing's downfall or elimination (人或事物的)垮台，衰败，没落，破灭 the ruin of my hopes 我的希望的破灭 3a the complete loss of one's property or position (财产或地位的)完全丧失 bring to ruin 使彻底损失或失败 b a person who has suffered ruin 遭受彻底损失(或失败)者 4 (in sing. or pl. 用单数或复数) the remains of a building etc. that has suffered ruin (建筑物等的)废墟，遗迹 an old ruin 旧屋的废墟; ancient ruins 古代遗迹 5 a cause of ruin 毁灭(或彻底损失、失败等)的原因，祸根 will be the ruin of us 会成为我们的祸根 ●v. 1 tr.a bring to ruin 使毁灭(或彻底损失、失败等)，使没落 your extravagance has ruined me 你的奢侈已经毁了我 b utterly impair or wreck 彻底削弱，摧毁，毁坏 the rain ruined my hat 雨毁了我的帽子 2 tr. (esp. as 尤作 ruined adj.) reduce to ruins 使成废墟 3 intr. poet. fall headlong or with a crash [诗]头朝下跌落；哗啦一声掉下 □ in ruins 1 in a state of ruin 成了废墟 2 completely wrecked 被彻底毁坏 their hopes were in ruins 他们的希望彻底破灭了[Middle English via Old French ruine from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’] |