ruin

verb

/ˈruːɪn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they ruin	/ˈruːɪn/ /ˈruːɪn/
he / she / it ruins	/ˈruːɪnz/ /ˈruːɪnz/
past simple ruined	/ˈruːɪnd/ /ˈruːɪnd/
past participle ruined	/ˈruːɪnd/ /ˈruːɪnd/
-ing form ruining	/ˈruːɪnɪŋ/ /ˈruːɪnɪŋ/

ruin something to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.毁坏；破坏；糟蹋 synonym spoil (1), wreck
- The bad weather ruined our trip.天气恶劣，破坏了我们的旅行。
- That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.正是那个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。
- My new shoes got ruined in the mud.我的新鞋被泥浆给糟蹋了。
- The crops were ruined by the late frost.庄稼被晚霜毁了。
- A knee injury threatened to ruin her Olympic hopes.膝伤可能使她参加奥运会的希望破灭。
- She's ruined everything.她毁了一切。
- Years of drinking had ruined his health.长年饮酒毁了他的健康。
- You've ruined my whole life!你把我的生活都毁了！
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- totally
- nearly
- …
verb + ruin
- threaten to
- be going to
ruin somebody/something to make somebody/something lose all their money, their position, etc.使破产（或失去地位等）；毁灭
- If she loses the court case it will ruin her.如果败诉，她就完了。
- The country was ruined by the war.这个国家因战争而遭到严重破坏。
- They accused the government of ruining the economy.他们指责政府破坏了经济。
- The long legal battle ruined him financially.旷日持久的官司使他倾家荡产。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- totally
- nearly
- …
verb + ruin
- threaten to
- be going to

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.

ruin

noun

/ˈruːɪn/

Idioms

[uncountable] the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged毁坏；破坏；毁灭
- A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。
- The house had been left to go to ruin.这所房子已经成为废墟。
- The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin恐怖袭击使这座城市处于一片废墟之中
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- utter
verb + ruin
- fall into
- go to
phrases
- be the ruin of somebody/something
- go to rack and ruin
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[countable]
(also ruins [plural])
the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged残垣断壁；废墟
- The old mill is now little more than a ruin.老磨坊现在只剩下一点儿残垣断壁了。
- We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。
- Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house.在房子烧焦的废墟中发现了两具尸体。
- (figurative) He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.他决心从事业失败中爬起来，重新开始新的生活。
- the ancient ruins of Jericho杰里科的古代遗迹
- It is perhaps the best preserved monastic ruin in the country.这也许是该国保存最好的修道院遗址。
Topics Historyb2, Buildingsb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ancient
- old
- charred
- …
verb + ruin
- be in ruins
- lie in ruins
- leave something in ruins
- …
preposition
- ruins of
[uncountable] the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc.破产；一无所有；失去工作（或地位等）
- The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.离婚最终使得他一贫如洗。
- The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.银行的介入使这家公司免于破产。
- The war brought the country to the brink of ruin.战争把这个国家带到了毁灭的边缘。
- He's on the road to political ruin.他在政治上已经处于穷途末路了。
- The company faces ruin over the new road plans.这家公司因新的道路计划而面临破产。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- economic
- financial
verb + ruin
- face
- bring
- lead to
- …
phrases
- on the brink of ruin
- on the verge of ruin
- the road to ruin
- …
[singular] something that causes a person, company, etc. to lose all their money, job, position, etc.破产（或丢掉工作等）的根源；祸根 synonym downfall
- Gambling was his ruin.赌博毁了他。
- Drinking has been the ruin of her.酗酒毁了她。
- He said that the plan would be the ruin of European agriculture.他说这个计划会毁掉欧洲的农业。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’.

Idioms

go to rack and ruin

to get into a bad condition变得一团糟
- They let the house go to rack and ruin.这房子越来越破旧，他们也不管。
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Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

in ruins

destroyed or severely damaged毁坏；严重受损；破败不堪
- Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。
- The church now lies in ruins.教堂现在成了废墟。
- The scandal left his reputation in ruins.这件丑闻使他身败名裂。
- Their plans for a comeback now lie in ruins.他们东山再起的计划现在已经成了泡影。