单词 | ruination |
释义 | ruination (once / 29847 pages) n WORD FAMILY ruin: ruination, ruined, ruiner, ruining, ruinous, ruins+/ruined: ruineder/ruiner: ruiners/ruinous: ruinously USAGE EXAMPLESProbably not, but was it sort of like a road of ruination and emptiness? The Guardian(Nov 20, 2016) During the slow ruination of what began as a spectacularly warm and clear autumn Sunday afternoon, that embrace dissipated into a shove and a stare. Los Angeles Times(Nov 06, 2016) Ted Cruz is a hero because he may have just stopped the ruination of this country if we can stop Hillary from being elected. New York Times(Sep 23, 2016) 1n destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined Syn|Hyper laying waste, ruin, ruining, wrecking destruction, devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 2n an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction Syn|Hyper ruin desolation, devastation the state of being decayed or destroyed 3n an event that results in destruction Syn|Hypo|Hyper ruin desolation, devastation an event that results in total destruction shipwreckan irretrievable loss demolition, destruction, wipeout an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something 4n failure that results in a loss of position or reputation Syn|Hypo|Hyper downfall, ruin finish the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) failure an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
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