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- the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck（船舶的）失事, 遇难：
the survivors of the wreck.
这次船难的幸存者。
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- a ship destroyed in such a way沉船, 失事船, 遇难船：
the salvaging of treasure from wrecks.
从沉船上打捞财宝。
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- mass noun Law goods brought ashore by the sea from a wreck【律】（船舶失事后被冲上岸的）残货, 沉船漂浮物：
the profits of wreck.
残货收益。
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- something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed遭到严重破坏的东西（尤指建筑物、车辆）：
the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck
飞机只剩下一堆闷燃的残骸
figurative〈喻〉the wreck of their marriage.
他们婚姻的破裂。
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- the disorganized remains of something that has suffered damage or destruction残留物, 残骸。
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- N. Amer. a road or rail crash〈北美〉车祸; 火车撞车：
a train wreck.
火车相撞事故。
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- a person whose physical or mental health or strength has failed体力严重受损的人; 精神严重受损的人：
the scandal left the family emotional wrecks.
那个丑闻使这个家庭感情上遭到了严重的伤害。
with obj.(一般作be wrecked)
1- cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up造成（船舶）失事, 使遇难：
he was drowned when his ship was wrecked.
他的船失事时, 他被淹死了。
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- involve (someone) in such a wreck使（某人）遭遇沉船：
sailors who had the misfortune to be wrecked on these coasts.
不幸在这些海岸遭遇海难的海员们。
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- no obj. [usu. as noun wrecking] chiefly historical cause the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo〈主史〉毁船打劫：
the locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking.
当地人又干起毁船打劫的老勾当来。
1.3
- no obj. archaic suffer or undergo shipwreck〈古〉遭遇（船舶）失事, 遇难。
1.4
- destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar)破坏, 毁坏（建筑物、车辆等）：
the blast wrecked 100 houses.
狂风毁坏了100幢房子。
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- spoil completely彻底破坏, 彻底毁坏：
an eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
眼睛受伤彻底毁了他的职业生涯的机会。
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- no obj. [usu. as noun wrecking] chiefly N. Amer. engage in breaking up badly damaged vehicles, demolishing old buildings, or similar activities to obtain usable spares or scrap〈主北美〉（为获取有用的零件、碎料而）拆, 拆除（破汽车、旧建筑物等）。
词源
Middle English (as a legal term denoting wreckage washed ashore)： from Anglo-Norman French wrec, from the base of Old Norse reka 'to drive'; related to WREAK.