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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- ruin
['ruːɪn]
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1.
noun
[u]
[of building]
(destruction) 毁坏
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2.
noun
[of hopes]
[ plans etc]
破灭
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3.
noun
[u]
[of person]
(downfall) 落泊
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4.
noun
[u]
(bankruptcy) 破产
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5.
noun
[c]
(old building) 废墟
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6.
vt.
[+clothes]
[ carpet etc]
(spoil) 毁坏
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7.
vt.
[+plans]
[ prospects etc]
葬送
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8.
vt.
[+eyesight]
[ health]
损害
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9.
vt.
[+person]
(bankrupt) 使破产
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10.
n pl
[of building]
[ castle etc]
ruins 废墟
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to be in ruins
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[building,town+] 破败不堪
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11.
n pl
[life]
[ plans etc+]
严重受损
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- ruin
[ˈrʊɪn]
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1.
vt.
使毁灭,使彻底破坏
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The tears ruined her make-up.
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眼泪搞花了她化的妆。
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You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
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你往油箱中加糖,这已经毁坏了我的车!
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2.
vt.
使破灭,使失败
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This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election.
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这样的行为将会使你赢得选举的机会破灭。
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3.
vt.
使破产,使赤贫
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4.
vi.
毁坏,毁灭
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The country lay ruined after the war.
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战后,这个国家到处是残垣断壁。
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5.
vt.
诱奸,使……失去贞操
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6.
vi.
变成废墟,毁灭
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7.
n.[u]
覆灭,毁灭,灭亡
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You have brought ruin on this entire family.
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你破坏了整个家。
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8.
n.[c]
[Plural]
废墟,遗迹
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They explored several roman ruins.
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他们考察了好几个罗马废墟。
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9.
n.[u]
毁灭的过程
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10.
n.[u]
祸因,祸根
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11.
n.[u]
垮台的原因,导致衰败或没落的原因
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12.
n.[u]
毁灭后的状况
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13.
n.[u]
破产,没落,断送
Collins English-English Dictionary
- ruin
['ruːɪn]
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1.
n
destroyed or decayed building or town
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2.
n
the state or condition of being destroyed or decayed
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3.
n
loss of wealth, position, etc, or something that causes such loss; downfall
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4.
n
something that is severely damaged
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his life was a ruin
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5.
n
a person who has suffered a downfall, bankruptcy, etc
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6.
n
loss of value or usefulness
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7.
n
[Archaic]
loss of her virginity by a woman outside marriage
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to bring to ruin; destroy
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to injure or spoil
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the town has been ruined with tower blocks
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10.
vi.
[intr]
[archaic or poetic]
to fall into ruins; collapse
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11.
vi.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina a falling down, from ruere to fall violently
Examples
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Gin is called mother's ruin because it can ruin a family.
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杜松子酒是一种烈性饮料,因为它能毁灭一个家庭。
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sent him to his ruin
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使他破产(或没落)
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The politics of the company will ruin their image.
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公司的策略会毁掉他们的形象。
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It led to a severe lack of food and economic ruin in many areas, especially in Africa.
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这在很多地区,尤其是非洲,引发了严重的食物短缺和经济崩溃问题。
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There are big unknowns that can ruin our plan.
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无法预测的意外足以毁掉我们的计划。
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to go to rack and ruin
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[building+] 荒废
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