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单词 ruin
释义
ruin
(rɪn )
Word forms: ruins , ruining , ruined
1. verb B2
To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it.
Olivia was ruining her health through worry. [VERB noun]
Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: destroy, devastate, wreck, trash [slang]  
2. verb
To ruin someone means to cause them to no longer have any money.
She accused him of ruining her financially with his taste for the high life. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: bankrupt, break, cripple, impoverish  
3. uncountable noun
Ruin is the state of no longer having any money.
The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
Synonyms: bankruptcy, poverty, insolvency, penury  
4. uncountable noun
Ruin is the state of being severely damaged or spoiled, or the process of reaching this state.
The vineyards were falling into ruin.
She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.
Synonyms: disrepair, decay, disintegration, ruination  
5. plural noun
The ruins of something are the parts of it that remain after it has been severely damaged or weakened.
The new republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire. [+ of]
He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
6. countable noun [usually plural] B1+
The ruins of a building are the parts of it that remain after the rest has fallen down or been destroyed.
One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion.
There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.
7.  See also ruined
8. in ruins phrase
If something is in ruins, it is completely spoiled.
Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins.
This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.
9. in ruins phrase
If a building or place is in ruins, most of it has been destroyed and only parts of it remain.
The abbey was in ruins.
The city lay in ruins.
Synonyms: derelict, ruined, broken down, falling apart  
Idioms:
rack and ruin
something that is going to rack and ruin is falling into a very bad condition, because nobody is looking after it or dealing properly with it
The country is going to rack and ruin under this government.
Collocations:
face ruin
The savers are booking seats on the helicopter to an assured financial future, while millions are left facing ruin.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He was deep in debt and facing ruin.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Doctors and officials say the sport of judo is facing ruin because of an infectious skin fungus spreading through clubs across Japan.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Going to law has become so expensive that many can face ruin if they bring or defend a claim.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
ruin a relationship
If it gets out it will ruin my relationship and their friendship.
The Sun
Just say clearly you're not a cheat and his doubts will ruin your relationship unless he gets a grip.
The Sun
Did your hen party antics get out of hand and ruin your relationship?
The Sun
However, their career rivalry seems set to ruin their relationship.
The Sun
You've had a horrible experience and must get help for your feelings, or this could ruin your relationship for good — and any future relationship.
The Sun
ruin a surprise
Sorry to ruin the surprise.
The Sun
The startling effect of this required complete concentration and breath control because the slightest movement of the bricks could ruin the surprise appearance.
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Occasionally, final close-ups show enough of the hair or makeup to ruin the surprise, particularly in episodes where each accomplice has chosen a distinct hair style to match their collection.
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ruin an economy
They blame him for ruining the economy as inflation and unemployment rose.
The Sun
We had two world wars, which ruined the economy, but we came through that.
The Sun
But he has been accused of ruining the economy and holding on to power through fraud and intimidation.
The Sun
Their governments ruined their economies, not the euro.
The Sun
Corruption has spread into the world and has ruined the economy.
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ruin an evening
I've since realised that was one night, and the rest of the time he'd ruin the evening.
Times, Sunday Times
The crunch of crisps or popcorn in the row behind can ruin an evening at the theatre.
Times, Sunday Times
Meanwhile, a hulking gorilla gatecrashes the party, and threatens to ruin the evening.
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Though we were given complimentary drinks while we waited, this pretty much ruined the evening for us.
Times, Sunday Times
What can you do if noisy smokers are ruining your evenings?
Times, Sunday Times
smoking ruin
Three days of looting left it a smoking ruin.
Times, Sunday Times
Is the house a smoking ruin?
Times, Sunday Times
The building was a smoking ruin.
Houston Chronicle
At 4:45 p.m., the walls and massive roof overhang of the grandstand gave way to the flames and reduced the structure to a smoking ruin.
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Empty spirit bottles were found in the smoking ruins of the house.
The Sun
temple ruins
From the gardens behind the castle, built over temple ruins, spectacular views of miles of coast and country can be enjoyed.
Times, Sunday Times
Love was also spellbound by the statue, but she did not expect to find it in the temple ruins.
Times,Sunday Times
The 13-night cruise takes passengers into the surrounding national parks to look for rhino, tigers and elephants; explore 6th-century temple ruins; and visit tea estates.
Times, Sunday Times
You can walk through tiny houses, see each room, go out to where the gardens were, then visit temple ruins in what would have been the main square.
The Sun
His hoe hit the carved stone which was a part of the buried temple ruins.
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utter ruin
I'm at the end of my resources, he wrote at the beginning of 1760, the continuance of this war means for me utter ruin.
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His utter ruin was the consequence.
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But postwar fate had other plans for the chteau, and by the end of the 1950s the building was in utter ruins.
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visit a ruin
I'm really in the area to visit a ruined abbey four miles west-southwest.
Times, Sunday Times
Her house still lies deserted in the city and people often visit the ruins of her house.
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The city was destroyed due to heavy floods and one can now visit the ruins.
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Many tourists visit the ruins each year, however, providing supplemental income to the tourist industry.
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Translations:
Chinese: 破产, 毁灭
Japanese: 荒廃, 荒廃させる
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