ruin
verb
noun
ˈruːɪən
verb
1
to
spoil
or
destroy
something
completely
〔完全地〕毁坏，毁掉，糟蹋
This
illness
has
ruined
my
life.
这个病毁掉了我的生活。
His
career
would
be
ruined.
他的事业将被毁掉。
All
this
mud’s
going
to
ruin
my
shoes.
这泥巴会把我的鞋弄坏。
2
to
make
someone
lose
all
their
money
使破产
Jefferson
was
ruined
by
the
lawsuit.
杰斐逊因为那场官司倾家荡产。
noun
3
a
situation
in
which
you
have
lost
all
your
money,
your
social
position,
or
the
good
opinion
that
people
had
about
you
破产; 垮台; 身败名裂
U
small
businesses
facing
financial
ruin
面临破产的小企业
be
on
the
road
to
ruin
4
ruins
also
又作
the
part
of
a
building
that
is
left
after
the
rest
has
been
destroyed
残垣断壁，废墟
C
an
interesting
old
ruin
一处有趣的古老废墟
the
ruins
of
a
bombed-out
office
block
被炸毁的办公楼废墟
5
the ruins of sth
the
parts
of
something
such
as
an
organization,
system,
or
set
of
ideas
that
remain
after
the
rest
have
been
destroyed
〔组织、体制、思想等的〕残余部分
the
ruins
of
a
government
that
once
held
so
much
promise
曾经大有希望的政府残余力量
6
be/lie in ruins
a.
if
a
building
is
in
ruins,
it
has
fallen
down
or
been
badly
damaged
b.
if
someone’s
life,
a
country’s
ECONOMY
etc
is
in
ruins,
it
is
affected
by
very
great
problems
〔生活、国家经济等〕崩溃，垮掉
Her
marriage
was
in
ruins.
她的婚姻破裂了。
7
fall into ruin go to ruin
also
又作
if
something
goes
to
ruin,
it
gets
damaged
or
destroyed
because
no
one
is
taking
care
of
it
〔因缺乏照料而〕衰落，败落
He
had
let
the
farm
go
to
ruin.
他任凭农场败落下去。
8
be the ruin of sb
to
make
someone
lose
all
their
money,
their
good
health,
the
good
opinion
that
other
people
have
of
them
etc
毁了某人
Drinking
was
the
ruin
of
him.
酗酒毁了他。