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单词 wrecked
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Definition of wrecked in English:

wrecked

adjective rɛktrɛkt
  • 1Having been wrecked.

    an old wrecked barge
    a wrecked marriage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A woman stops to help the driver of a wrecked car and makes a stunning discovery.
    • A volunteer searcher, who said she had had several vivid dreams of a wooded area, found the wrecked car in the trees.
    • Mr Smith-Cromie estimated that the total bill for the wrecked cars would run to around £150,000.
    • He would not have had to face career loss, nor a lawsuit, nor a wrecked marriage.
    • If his car is totally wrecked, he will lose only $5,000.
    • You'd think parts from wrecked Australian cars would be the cheapest option for smash repairs.
    • ‘Now you hardly ever see a wrecked car in the Bradford district because they are removed so quickly,’ he said.
    • The two women passengers managed to clamber out of the wrecked car.
    • A York scrapyard owner has pledged it will be business as usual tomorrow - despite counting the cost of a fire which ripped through more than 300 wrecked cars.
    • The driver managed to free himself from the wrecked car before it burst into flames.
    • Peter and Sarah tried to follow him, but found only his wrecked car.
    • The fraud exposure had almost wrecked his family, he said, but his wife and two children had supported him throughout his ordeal.
    • In front of the police station near my hotel I counted 34 wrecked cars at the side of the road and from the abundant rust it was clear some had been there for at least half a dozen years.
    • When police arrived Bailey was walking off with half of the wrecked sign in his hands and he was arrested.
    • Queues of traffic stretched back for miles following the accident as the fire service extinguished the blaze and police removed the wrecked cars.
    • Noah disconnected the call and sighed, staring at the wrecked car that was being towed away.
    • Nicola arrived to comfort her baby, mother and grandmother beside the wrecked car and lorry before the emergency services arrived.
    • The police officers who followed dragged him from the wrecked car, fearing it might explode.
    • There were signs of fierce fighting, with wrecked tanks beside the road; but the troops received a warm welcome.
    • Water from the wrecked pipe shot 10 metres into the air.
  • 2British informal Very drunk.

    they got wrecked on tequila
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We need to change this way of thinking and bring back the idea that a pleasant night at the pub can be a time for a few drinks and a chat, not a reason to get totally wrecked.
    • I don't drink often, because I end up totally wrecked, with a horrible hangover the next day.
    • We are looking for someone who can share a good conversation, not somebody who is just going to get wrecked.
    Synonyms
    intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin
  • 3informal Exhausted.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And when you go do that you're so wrecked that you can't skate for a week.
    • I'm wrecked, haven't eaten in two days, and want my mommy.
    • Between tearing down walls and digging up floors I was always wrecked.
    • I am wrecked now and I have to drive to Tralee in a few hours which is a least a four hour drive.
    • With all this broken sleep, my husband and I are completely wrecked!
    • But he was tired, and his brother was wrecked too, so we taxied home.
    • I woke up briefly, but I was so tired, and he was wrecked, so we both crashed, I think.
    • I was trying to gee them up but I was wrecked after playing just 15 minutes which just emphasised for me the effort everybody had put in.
 
 

Definition of wrecked in US English:

wrecked

adjectiverɛktrekt
  • 1Having been wrecked.

    an old wrecked barge lay upside down
    a wrecked marriage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A woman stops to help the driver of a wrecked car and makes a stunning discovery.
    • You'd think parts from wrecked Australian cars would be the cheapest option for smash repairs.
    • Mr Smith-Cromie estimated that the total bill for the wrecked cars would run to around £150,000.
    • The two women passengers managed to clamber out of the wrecked car.
    • Nicola arrived to comfort her baby, mother and grandmother beside the wrecked car and lorry before the emergency services arrived.
    • When police arrived Bailey was walking off with half of the wrecked sign in his hands and he was arrested.
    • A York scrapyard owner has pledged it will be business as usual tomorrow - despite counting the cost of a fire which ripped through more than 300 wrecked cars.
    • In front of the police station near my hotel I counted 34 wrecked cars at the side of the road and from the abundant rust it was clear some had been there for at least half a dozen years.
    • A volunteer searcher, who said she had had several vivid dreams of a wooded area, found the wrecked car in the trees.
    • Queues of traffic stretched back for miles following the accident as the fire service extinguished the blaze and police removed the wrecked cars.
    • He would not have had to face career loss, nor a lawsuit, nor a wrecked marriage.
    • Peter and Sarah tried to follow him, but found only his wrecked car.
    • There were signs of fierce fighting, with wrecked tanks beside the road; but the troops received a warm welcome.
    • Noah disconnected the call and sighed, staring at the wrecked car that was being towed away.
    • The driver managed to free himself from the wrecked car before it burst into flames.
    • The fraud exposure had almost wrecked his family, he said, but his wife and two children had supported him throughout his ordeal.
    • Water from the wrecked pipe shot 10 metres into the air.
    • If his car is totally wrecked, he will lose only $5,000.
    • ‘Now you hardly ever see a wrecked car in the Bradford district because they are removed so quickly,’ he said.
    • The police officers who followed dragged him from the wrecked car, fearing it might explode.
  • 2British informal Under the influence of or suffering the effects of drugs or alcohol.

    they got wrecked on tequila
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I don't drink often, because I end up totally wrecked, with a horrible hangover the next day.
    • We need to change this way of thinking and bring back the idea that a pleasant night at the pub can be a time for a few drinks and a chat, not a reason to get totally wrecked.
    • We are looking for someone who can share a good conversation, not somebody who is just going to get wrecked.
    Synonyms
    intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin
 
 
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