ruin1/ˋruIn; ˈruːən or ˈruːIn/v [T]1 to spoil or destroy something completely〔完全〕毁坏﹐毁掉: This new road will ruin the countryside. 这条新路会把乡村地区完全毁掉。One stupid comment had ruined everything. 一句蠢话毁了一切。2 to make someone lose all their money 使破产: Jefferson was ruined by the court case against him. 杰弗逊因为那场告他的官司倾家荡产。
ruin2n 1 [U] a situation in which someone loses their social position or money, especially because of a business failure〔尤因生意失败〕破产﹔垮台﹔身败名裂: small businesses facing financial ruin 面临破产的小企业2 [C] also ruins [plural 复数] the part of a building that is left after the rest has been destroyed 断壁残垣﹐废墟: +of the ruins of the temple 这座庙宇的遗迹3 be in ruins to be badly damaged 被严重毁坏: The country's economy is in ruins. 这个国家的经济崩溃了。4 fall/crumble into ruin if a building has fallen into ruin, it is in a bad condition because it has not been looked after〔建筑因缺乏照料而〕衰败