单词 | wreck |
释义 | wreck n. & v. --n   1. the destruction or disablement esp. of a ship.   2. a ship that has suffered a wreck (the shores are strewn with wrecks).   3. a greatly damaged or disabled building, thing, or person (had become a physical and mental wreck).   4. (foll. by of) a wretched remnant or disorganized set of remains.   5. Law goods etc. cast up by the sea. --v   1. tr. cause the wreck of (a ship etc.).   2. tr. completely ruin (hopes, chances, etc.).   3. intr. suffer a wreck.   4. tr. (as wrecked adj.) involved in a shipwreck (wrecked sailors).   5. intr. US deal with wrecked vehicles etc. Phrases and idioms wreck-master an officer appointed to take charge of goods etc. cast up from a wrecked ship. Etymology: ME f. AF wrec etc. (cf. VAREC) f. a Gmc root meaning 'to drive': cf. WREAK |
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