ruination

英 [ˌruːɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌruːɪˈneɪʃn]

n.  毁灭; 毁坏

BNC.38522 / COCA.31350

牛津词典

noun

• 毁灭；毁坏
  the process of destroying sth/sb or being destroyed
  1. Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside.
     城市发展导致大片的乡村遭到毁坏。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 毁灭;灭亡;祸根
  Theruinationof someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined.
  1. Money was the ruination of him...
     是钱毁了他。
  2. The clerics have brought ruination on our people.
     这些牧师给我们带来了灭亡。

英英释义

noun

• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
  Synonym:laying wasteruinruiningwrecking
• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
  Synonym:downfallruin
• an event that results in destruction
  Synonym:ruin
• an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  1. you have brought ruin on this entire family
  Synonym:ruin

双语例句

• You'll be the ruination of me!
  你早晚得把我毁了！
• Money was the ruination of him
  是钱毁了他。
• The ruination of his life.
  他生活失败的原因。
• The olive is spoken of as the ruination of martini.
  有人认为橄榄会使马丁尼酒走味。
• He muttered wildly about the ruination of his life.
  他胡乱地讲述他一生的毁灭过程。
• Drink will be his ruination.
  他会因爱喝酒而身败名裂。
• "What is new," Frank observes, "is the glorification of this idea at the precise moment when free market theory has proven itself to be a philosophy of ruination and fraud."
  “新奇的是，”弗兰克指出，“值此自由市场理论证明自己不过是一种带来灾祸与欺诈的哲学之际，它反而得到了赞颂。”
• The clerics have brought ruination on our people.
  这些牧师给我们带来了灭亡。
• Overwork is the ruination of his health.
  过度劳累搞垮了他的身体。
• Failure or ruination incurred by adverse criticism.
  失败，毁灭由敌对的批评而招致的失败或毁灭。