ruin

verb

1. 毁坏；破坏；糟蹋
   to damage sth so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.; to spoil sth
   1. The bad weather ruined our trip.
      天气恶劣，破坏了我们的旅行。
   2. That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.
      正是这个错误断送了他得到那份工作的机会。
   3. My new shoes got ruined in the mud.
      我的新鞋被泥浆给糟蹋了。
2. 使破产（或失去地位等）；毁灭
   to make sb/sth lose all their money, their position, etc.
   1. If she loses the court case it will ruin her.
      如果败诉，她就完了。
   2. The country was ruined by the war.
      这个国家因战争而遭到严重破坏。

noun

1. 毁坏；破坏；毁灭
   the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged
   1. A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
      革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。
2. 破产；一无所有；失去工作（或地位等）
   the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc.
   1. The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.
      离婚最终使得他一贫如洗。
   2. The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin .
      银行的介入使这家公司免于经济崩溃。
3. 破产（或丢掉工作等）的根源；祸根
   something that causes a person, company, etc. to lose all their money, job, position, etc.
   1. Gambling was his ruin.
      赌博毁了他。
4. 残垣断壁；废墟
   the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged
   1. The old mill is now little more than a ruin.
      老磨坊现在只剩下一点残垣断壁了。
   2. We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.
      我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。
   3. 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。

1. VERB 毁坏;摧毁;严重损害
   To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it.
   1. My wife was ruining her health through worry...
      忧虑严重损害了我妻子的健康。
   2. Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined.
      这些村庄全部都被冲走了。道路和桥梁都被破坏了，农作物也全毁了。
2. VERB 使破产
   To ruin someone means to cause them to no longer have any money.
   1. She accused him of ruining her financially with his taste for the high life.
      她指责他为了追求奢华的生活致使她倾家荡产。
3. N-UNCOUNT 破产
   Ruin is the state of no longer having any money.
   1. The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
      农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。
4. N-UNCOUNT 毁灭;崩溃;瓦解;没落
   Ruin is the state of being severely damaged or spoiled, or the process of reaching this state.
   1. The vineyards were falling into ruin...
      这些葡萄园日渐没落。
   2. She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.
      她不会让她的计划破产的。
5. N-PLURAL 残余部分;残存部分
   The ruins of something are the parts of it that remain after it has been severely damaged or weakened.
   1. The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire...
      他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。
   2. He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
      他站在那里一动也不动，呆呆地看着他残余的作品。
6. N-COUNT 废墟;遗迹;断壁残垣
   The ruins of a building are the parts of it that remain after the rest has fallen down or been destroyed.
   1. One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion...
      爆炸发生将近两个小时以后，在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。
   2. There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.
      从这个方向望去只看得到这座山，以及更高处的一处废墟，一座废弃的城堡。
7. See also: ruined
8. PHRASE 完全崩溃;垮掉;破败不堪
   If something is in ruins, it is completely spoiled.
   1. Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins...
      其靠资助维持的经济已经完全崩溃了。
   2. This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.
      这个国家曾一度为其教育体系感到自豪。但现在它似乎已经千疮百孔了。
9. PHRASE 一片废墟;满目疮痍
   If a building or place is in ruins, most of it has been destroyed and only parts of it remain.
   1. The abbey was in ruins...
      这个修道院已经成了一片废墟。
   2. Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.
      在德国，柏林市已经满目疮痍。

1. 'But we might ruin the stove.' — 'Who cares?'
   “可我们会把炉子弄坏的！”——“我才不在乎呢！”
2. We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin
   我们放眼望去，眼前是一片荒凉的废墟。
3. His enemies are determined to ruin him
   他的敌人决意要毁了他。
4. The magazine isn't trying to ruin his career, the man's digging his own grave by refusing an interview.
   这份杂志并非想断送他的事业，而他拒绝接受采访就是在自毁前程。
5. For a ruin it was in good condition, as though the place was still being used.
   就一所破败的房子而言，它的状况还算不错，就好像仍在使用中一样。
6. My wife was ruining her health through worry
   忧虑严重损害了我妻子的健康。
7. Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined.
   这些村庄全部都被冲走了。道路和桥梁都被破坏了，农作物也全毁了。
8. She accused him of ruining her financially with his taste for the high life.
   她指责他为了追求奢华的生活致使她倾家荡产。
9. The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
   农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。
10. The vineyards were falling into ruin
    这些葡萄园日渐没落。
11. She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.
    她不会让她的计划破产的。
12. The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire
    他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。
13. He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
    他站在那里一动也不动，呆呆地看着他残余的作品。
14. One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion
    爆炸发生将近两个小时以后，在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。
15. There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.
    从这个方向望去只看得到这座山，以及更高处的一处废墟，一座废弃的城堡。
16. Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins
    其靠资助维持的经济已经完全崩溃了。
17. This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.
    这个国家曾一度为其教育体系感到自豪。但现在它似乎已经千疮百孔了。
18. The abbey was in ruins
    这个修道院已经成了一片废墟。
19. Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.
    在德国，柏林市已经满目疮痍。
20. He depicts her as a siren who has drawn him to his ruin.
    他把她描述成是红颜祸水——就是她毁掉了自己。
21. Well my toilet's all blocked up and I've got it all coming into my flat and it'll ruin my home, such as it is
    我的马桶堵死了，脏水全都涌到屋子里，家里脏得一塌糊涂，情况就是这样。
22. The tower collapsed in a heap of ruin.
    这座塔倒塌了，成为一堆废墟。
23. His enemies maliciously conspired to ruin him.
    他的敌人恶毒地密谋搞垮他。
24. It would only serve to precipitate his ruin.
    它只会加速他的毁灭。
25. Constant indulgence in bad habits brought about his ruin.
    经常沉溺于恶习导致了他的毁灭。
26. The building is now a ruin.
    这楼已破败不堪。
27. It's too bad to see a fresh flower on a heap of cow-dung. He'll be the ruin of her!
    鲜花插在牛粪上，真把她糟踏啦！
28. Another reason for banning lead in gasoline is that the lead can ruin the catalytic converter.
    禁止汽油里含铅的另一个原因，是铅能损坏催化式排气净化器。
29. The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruin from my memory.
    时光的流逝绝不会把那废墟的景象从我的记忆中冲淡。
30. We cannot ruin our reputation over a small sum of money.
    咱可不能为了点儿小钱儿就砸了自己的牌子。

  ruin ravage spoil【导航词义：破坏】

  ruin v. 毁坏，毁掉

〔辨析〕强调程度，指完全毁掉，用于具体的事物时，指该事物虽然被毁坏，但依然存在。

  ravage v. 摧毁，严重破坏

〔辨析〕强调程度严重，通常用被动语态。

  spoil v. 毁掉，破坏

〔辨析〕指使某物的优良特性或特征不复存在，但此物依然存在，语气没有ruin 强。

n.

in ruins

• 毁坏；严重受损；破败不堪
  destroyed or severely damaged
  1. 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。
  2. The scandal left his reputation in ruins.
     这件丑闻使他身败名裂。

go to rack and ruin

• 变得一团糟
  to get into a bad condition
  1. They let the house go to rack and ruin.
     这房子越来越破旧，他们也不管。

noun

1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

   Synonym:    laying wasteruiningruinationwrecking

2. a ruined building
   1. they explored several Roman ruins

3. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

   Synonym:    downfallruination

4. an event that results in destruction

   Synonym:    ruination

5. the process of becoming dilapidated

   Synonym:    dilapidation

6. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
   1. you have brought ruin on this entire family

   Synonym:    ruination

verb

1. fall into ruin

2. deprive of virginity
   1. This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village

   Synonym:    deflower

3. destroy completely
   1. You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
   2. The tears ruined her make-up

   Synonym:    destroy

4. reduce to ruins
   1. The country lay ruined after the war

5. reduce to bankruptcy
   1. My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
   2. The slump in the financial markets smashed him

   Synonym:    bankruptbreaksmash

6. destroy or cause to fail
   1. This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election