单词详解

1. n.

A. [U] 毁灭，崩溃，毁坏 (an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction)

476AD saw the ruin of Roman Empire. 公元四七六年罗马帝国灭亡。

His carelessness led ultimately to his ruin. 他的粗心大意最终导致了他的毁灭。

B. [P] 废墟，遗迹 (a ruined building)

We visited the ruins of the temple. 我们参观了那个庙宇的遗迹。

C. [U] 倾家荡产，丧失地位，堕落 (failure that results in a loss of position or reputation)

The ruin of the family caused him sensitive and nervous. 倾家荡产是他敏感、焦虑。

D. 祸因 [the S] (an event that results in destruction)

Drink was his father’s ruin and it will be the ruin of him too!

酗酒是他父亲毁灭的原因，他也将遭同样的厄运！

2. vt.

A. 使毁灭，毁坏 (destroy completely, damage irreparably)

The heavy rain ruined our holiday. 大雨把我们的假期彻底搞糟了。

The flood ruined the crops. 水灾毁坏了庄稼。

The tears ruined her make-up. 泪水毁了她的妆容。

B. 使成废墟 (destroy or cause to fail)

The earthquake ruined all the houses here. 地震使这里所有的房屋成为废墟。

3. vi.

A. 毁灭，毁坏

B. 变成废墟

C. 破产，堕落

 

相关词组

1. bring to ruin 使毁灭，使落空

The financial crisis brought his dream to ruin. 金融危机使他的梦想落空了。

2. in ruins 成废墟，毁坏，毁灭

In a few seconds the large city lay in ruins. 在几秒钟之内，这座大城市就变成了一片废墟。

 

相关单词

过去式：ruined

过去分词：ruined

现在分词：ruining

第三人称单数：ruins

 

相关链接

词语辨析：ruin, damage, destroy

ruin, damage, destroy

作动词时，三者都有“破坏”的意思。

ruin: 侧重因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭，侧重破坏的彻底性，也可用于引申意义。

damage: 侧重生命物体的损害，如价值、用途降低或外表损坏，不一定全部破坏；或表示可以修复的破坏。

destroy: 侧重彻底地、毁灭性地破坏，含有导致无用，不能或很难再修复的意味。

 

词语详解

1. ruin: 侧重因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭，侧重破坏的彻底性，也可用于引申意义。

The bad weather ruined our picnic. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们的野餐。

2. damage: 侧重生命物体的损害，如价值、用途降低或外表损坏，不一定全部破坏；或表示可以修复的破坏。

The heavy snow damaged many crops. 大雪毁掉了许多农作物。

3. destroy: 侧重彻底地、毁灭性地破坏，含有导致无用，不能或很难再修复的意味。

The beautiful village was destroyed by the volcano. 这个美丽的村庄被火山毁灭了。