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单词 ruinous
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ru•in•ous /ˈruənəs/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. bringing or likely to cause ruin:a ruinous war.
    ru•in•ous•ly, adv.: Moving to another town would have been ruinously expensive.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ru•in•ous  (ro̅o̅′ə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. bringing or tending to bring ruin;
    destructive;
    disastrous:a ruinous war.
  2. fallen into ruin;
    dilapidated:a ruinous house.
  3. consisting of ruins:a ruinous city from antiquity.
  • Latin ruīnōsus, equivalent. to ruīn(a) ruin + -ōsus -ous
  • Middle English ruynouse 1350–1400
ru′in•ous•ly, adv. 
ru′in•ous•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged calamitous, ravaging, devastating, catastrophic.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ruinous /ˈruːɪnəs/ adj
  1. causing, tending to cause, or characterized by ruin or destruction

ˈruinously adv ˈruinousness n
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