| 词组 | ruin |
| 释义 | verb | noun ruin1 verb to spoil or destroy something completelyadverbscompletely/totally/utterly ruin sth Look at the carpet! It’s completely ruined!almost/nearly ruin sth The singer’s career was almost ruined by alcohol and drugs.permanently ruin sth/ruin sth forever If the wind farm is built, it will ruin the countryside forever. | The scandal permanently ruined his reputation.nounsruin sb’s career The scandal ruined his career as a politician.ruin sb’s life That man has completely ruined her life.ruin sb’s holiday/day Their first skiing holiday was ruined by the press, who followed them everywhere.ruin sb’s plans I didn’t want the bad weather to ruin all our plans.ruin sb’s marriage/relationship He said the court case ruined his marriage.ruin sb’s clothes/dress etc Her dress was accidentally ruined by the dry cleaners.ruin sb’s chances of sth The defeat ruined the team’s chances of winning the league.ruin sb’s name/reputation/credibility The affair ruined his reputation.ruin sb’s enjoyment My enjoyment of the film was ruined by other people in the audience talking and eating noisily. verb | noun ruin2 noun 1. the parts of a building that are left after the rest has been destroyedGrammarUsually plural in this meaning.adjectivesold/ancient ruins Tourists come to see the town’s ancient ruins. | There are many old ruins in the area, including the site of an old castle.crumbling ruins (=with small pieces breaking off) High on the hill sit the crumbling ruins of an old cottage.smoking ruins (=with smoke coming from them, after a fire or explosion) Firefighters were bringing people out of the smoking ruins.charred ruins (=burned by fire) All that remained of the village was charred ruins.Roman/Greek etc ruins They toured Italy looking at Roman ruins.nouns + ruinthe castle/church/temple etc ruins There is a path down to the castle ruins.prepositionsthe ruins of sth We visited the ruins of an old castle.in the ruins He hid in the ruins, hoping no one would find him.among the ruins They found some old photographs among the ruins of the house.phrasesbe/lie in ruins (=be almost completely destroyed) By the end of the war, the whole town lay in ruins.fall into/go to ruin (=become damaged or destroyed) How could such a beautiful building be allowed to go to ruin?leave sth in ruins (=almost completely destroy it) A car bomb left part of the town centre in ruins.2. a situation in which you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had about youadjectivesfinancial ruin She faces financial ruin after losing the court case.economic ruin Their policies have driven this country to economic ruin.political ruin Another politician faces political ruin after the newspapers printed stories about his private life.social ruin (=losing your position in society) In those days, having a baby before you were married could mean social ruin.verbsface ruin (=it is going to happen to you) Many shopkeepers are facing ruin.mean/spell ruin (=cause it in the future) They fear that the proposals could mean ruin for small football clubs. | Unwise investment can spell financial ruin.bring ruin on/to sb (=cause it for someone) Her behaviour brought ruin on her family.drive sb to ruin (=make it very likely for someone) Farmers told how foot-and-mouth disease was driving them to ruin.lead to ruin This policy could lead to economic ruin.save sb from ruin He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.phrasesbe on the brink/verge of ruin (=be close to it) The recession could leave many businesses on the brink of ruin.be on the road to ruin (=be going to experience it at some time in the future) Is America on the road to ruin?be the ruin of sb (=make someone lose all their money, good health, or reputation) Drinking will be the ruin of him.be/lie in ruins (=be completely destroyed) Her reputation lay in ruins.go to rack and ruin (=be in a very bad condition) They accused the government of letting hospitals and schools go to rack and ruin. |
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