释义 |
ruin /ˈruːɪn/●go to ˌrack and ˈruinget into bad condition because of lack of care (因缺乏照料而)变得一团糟,到不堪设想的地步◆The house has gone to rack and ruin over the last few years.过去几年里这所房子变得破旧不堪。◆The country is going to rack and ruin under this government.在这届政府的统治下,国家的状况变得越来越糟。 NOTE Rack in this idiom means ‘destruction’. 这个习语中的 rack 意为“毁灭”。 |