| 单词 | wreck |
| 释义 | wreck (rek ) Word forms: wrecks , wrecking , wrecked 1. verb To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it. He wrecked the garden. [VERB noun] A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty. [VERB noun] His life has been wrecked by the tragedy. [VERB noun] ...missed promotions, lost jobs, wrecked marriages. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: spoil, blow [slang], ruin, devastate wrecker Word forms: wreckers countable noun They may be remembered as the wreckers of a fine company. 2. verb [usually passive] If a ship is wrecked, it is damaged so much that it sinks or can no longer sail. The ship was wrecked by an explosion. [be VERB-ed] ...a wrecked cargo ship. [VERB-ed] 3. countable noun A wreck is something such as a ship, car, plane, or building which has been destroyed, usually in an accident. ...the wreck of a sailing ship. [+ of] The car was a total wreck. We thought of buying the house as a wreck, doing it up, then selling it. Synonyms: shipwreck, derelict, hulk, sunken vessel 4. countable noun B1+ A wreck is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed. [mainly US] He was killed in a car wreck. ...the little girl that survived that plane wreck. What would he tell his parents if he had a wreck? Synonyms: accident, smash, pile-up [informal] 5. countable noun [usually singular] If you say that someone is a wreck, you mean that they are very exhausted or unhealthy. [informal] You look a wreck. It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck. 6. See also nervous wreck Collocations: complete wreck The house was a complete wreck - which was exactly what he was looking for. Times, Sunday Times The 'complete wreck' cost 250,000, and another 200,000 has been spent on renovations. Times, Sunday Times The house was a complete wreck. Times, Sunday Times I'm always a complete wreck. Times, Sunday Times She was battered into a complete wreck in 90 minutes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This documentary follows the chain of events that led to its discovery and the mission to explore the wreck. Times, Sunday Times They sent a team of technical divers to explore the wreck, which was in about 200 ft of water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each dive will involve about 90 minutes of descent, three hours exploring the wreck, and a 90-minute ascent to the surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than a dozen divers have died exploring the wreck, which lies at a depth of 240ft. The Sun Never trust any site with anything that could wreck your life if published online. The Sun She has not let a marriage break-up wreck her life. The Sun But poems are not contemplative or peaceful times for me; they're chaotic and can wreck my life for a while. Christianity Today Wake up before you wreck your life - and perhaps get physically hurt too. The Sun Now she wants 2,000 for me to buy it all back - if not she'll wreck my life. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 残骸, 拆毁 Japanese: 大破, 大破する |
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