基本释义
- n.
- 毁坏( ruin的名词复数 ); 废墟; 破败; 完全丧失
- v.
- 破坏( ruin的第三人称单数 ); 毁掉; 使破产; 使沦落
实用例句
Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.
在德国，柏林市已经满目疮痍。
柯林斯例句
The Normans built the castle which was reduced to ruins under Cromwell.
诺曼人建造了这座后来在克伦威尔统治时期变成废墟的城堡。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
Seacliff House is one of the most romantic ruins in Scotland.
海崖城堡是苏格兰最富有浪漫色彩的遗迹之一。
柯林斯例句
The abbey was in ruins.
这个修道院已经成了一片废墟。
柯林斯例句
Its heavily-subsidized economy is in ruins.
其靠资助维持的经济已经完全崩溃了。
柯林斯例句
These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.
这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖.
《简明英汉词典》
What price a successful career if it ruins your marriage?
如果一番成功的事业毁掉了你的婚姻,这事业又有什么用处 呢 ?
《简明英汉词典》
Formerly [ In the past ] the place was a heap of ruins.
当初 这里是一片废墟.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The city is now in ruins.
那个城市现在成了一片废墟.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
What those ruins could tell us!
这些废墟能告诉我们多少事情 啊 !
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The building is in ruins.
那建筑物已成断壁残垣.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins.
他坐了4年牢，出狱后发现自己的辉煌事业已不复存在。
柯林斯例句
The houses on the seaward side of the road were all in ruins.
马路临海一侧的房子全部沦为废墟。
柯林斯例句
The dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light.
城堡遗迹的黑色轮廓在暮色映衬下清晰可见。
柯林斯例句
真题例句
Imagine you are wandering about on a Thai island or admiring the ruins of Angkor?
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section AIn his teenage years, Careme fashioned eatable copies of the late 18th century's most famous buildings—cookies in the shape of ruins of ancient Athens and pies in the shape of ancient Chinese palaces and temples Sylvain Bailly.
2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BIn England,where architecture was increasingly seen as an aristocratic pursuit, noblemen often applied what they learned from the villas of Palladio in the Veneto and the evocative ruins of Rome to their own country houses and gardens.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CPanini's Ancient Rome and Modern Rome represent the sights most prized, including celebrated Greco-Roman statues and views of famous ruins, fountains, and churches.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section Cwithin Italy, the great focus was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CWhen they returned to rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins.
2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文