wreck
verb[T]
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todestroyorbadlydamagesomething:
破坏；毁坏Theexplosionshatterednearbywindowsand wrecked twocars.爆炸震碎了附近的窗子并毁坏了两辆汽车。
Ourgreenhousewas wrecked in last night'sstorm.我们的温室在昨晚的暴风雨中遭到了破坏。
informal
tospoilsomethingcompletely:
毁掉；完全破坏He has beenwarnedthat hisbehaviourmight wreck hischancesofpromotion.有人警告他说，他的行为可能会毁掉自己晋升的机会。
- The man isdemented- he's going to wreck thewholeoperation.
- Thestormwreckedourgardenshed.
- Thechildrenhave wrecked mycamera.
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- annihilation
- apocalypse
- bash
- bash through (something)
- be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
- fall in
- in piecesidiom
- indestructibility
- killsomethingoff
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
- sacrifice
- self-destruct
- self-devouring
- shred
- sink
- smash
- stave
- stavesomethingin
- tear
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Damaging and spoiling
wreck
noun[C]
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avehicleorshipthat has beendestroyedorbadlydamaged:
严重损毁的交通工具；沉船Diversexploringthe wreckmanagedtosalvagesomecoinsandjewellery.探寻沉船的潜水员们设法打捞到了一些硬币和珠宝。
The burned-out wrecksoftwopolicecarslitteredtheroad.路上遍布着两辆被烧毁警车的残骸。
C2informal
someone who is inbadphysicalormentalcondition:
健康（或精神）严重受损的人Thestressshe had been under atworkreducedher to anervous/quiveringwreck.工作上的压力让她高度紧张／战战兢兢。
- The wrecks ofcarslitterthedesertroad.
- We godivingaround theoldwreck.
- They aretryingtoraisethe wreck.
Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- chart
- circumnavigation
- foghorn
- lane
- narrows
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- passage
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- sextant
- sonar
- submersible
- the doldrums
- the Pole Star
- yaw
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Not fit & healthy