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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

ruin ['ruːɪn]
  1. 1. noun [u] [of building] (destruction) 毁坏
  2. 2. noun [of hopes] [ plans etc] 破灭
  3. 3. noun [u] [of person] (downfall) 落泊
  4. 4. noun [u] (bankruptcy) 破产
  5. 5. noun [c] (old building) 废墟
  6. 6. vt. [+clothes] [ carpet etc] (spoil) 毁坏
  7. 7. vt. [+plans] [ prospects etc] 葬送
  8. 8. vt. [+eyesight] [ health] 损害
  9. 9. vt. [+person] (bankrupt) 使破产
  10. 10. n pl [of building] [ castle etc] ruins 废墟
    to be in ruins
    [building,town+] 破败不堪
  11. 11. n pl [life] [ plans etc+] 严重受损

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

ruin [ˈrʊɪn]
  1. 1. vt. 使毁灭,使彻底破坏
    The tears ruined her make-up.
    眼泪搞花了她化的妆。
    You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
    你往油箱加糖,这已经毁坏我的车!
  2. 2. vt. 使破灭,使失败
    This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election.
    这样行为将会使你赢得选举的机会破灭
  3. 3. vt. 使破产,使赤贫
  4. 4. vi. 毁坏毁灭
    The country lay ruined after the war.
    战后这个国家到处残垣断壁
  5. 5. vt. 诱奸,使……失去贞操
  6. 6. vi. 变成废墟毁灭
  7. 7. n.[u] 覆灭毁灭灭亡
    You have brought ruin on this entire family.
    破坏整个家。
  8. 8. n.[c] [Plural] 废墟遗迹
    They explored several roman ruins.
    他们考察了好几个罗马废墟
  9. 9. n.[u] 毁灭过程
  10. 10. n.[u] 祸因,祸根
  11. 11. n.[u] 垮台原因导致衰败没落原因
  12. 12. n.[u] 毁灭后的状况
  13. 13. n.[u] 破产没落断送

Collins English-English Dictionary

ruin ['ruːɪn]
  1. 1. n destroyed or decayed building or town
  2. 2. n the state or condition of being destroyed or decayed
  3. 3. n loss of wealth, position, etc, or something that causes such loss; downfall
  4. 4. n something that is severely damaged
    his life was a ruin
  5. 5. n a person who has suffered a downfall, bankruptcy, etc
  6. 6. n loss of value or usefulness
  7. 7. n [Archaic] loss of her virginity by a woman outside marriage
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to bring to ruin; destroy
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to injure or spoil
    the town has been ruined with tower blocks
  10. 10. vi. [intr] [archaic or poetic] to fall into ruins; collapse
  11. 11. vi. [Etymology] C14: from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina a falling down, from ruere to fall violently

Examples

Gin is called mother's ruin because it can ruin a family.
杜松子酒是一种烈性饮料,因为它能毁灭一个家庭。
sent him to his ruin
使他破产(或没落)
The politics of the company will ruin their image.
公司的策略会毁掉他们的形象。
It led to a severe lack of food and economic ruin in many areas, especially in Africa.
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。
There are big unknowns that can ruin our plan.
无法预测的意外足以毁掉我们的计划。
to go to rack and ruin
[building+] 荒废

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