ruin

高考四级六级考研托福 Collins 3

n. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
n. a ruined building
n. an event that results in destruction
v. destroy or cause to fail

n. 毁灭, 推翻, 废墟
vi. 毁灭, 衰败, 破坏, 破产, 堕落
vt. 使毁灭, 毁坏, 使破产

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

5,346

BNC 频率

4,197

使用频率

ruin 没有明显的前缀或后缀，但可以联想到它的词源，拉丁语 ruina 意为“崩溃，倒塌”，帮助理解其含义。

例句

1. The heavy rain could ruin our picnic.

大雨可能会毁掉我们的野餐。

2. He was afraid that his mistakes would ruin his chances of getting the job.

他担心自己的错误会毁掉获得这份工作的机会。

3. The old building was left to ruin after many years of neglect.

这座老建筑在多年被忽视后变得破败不堪。