Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5346
ruin
废墟；遗迹
the remains of a destroyed or badly damaged building or town
- 1.
The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
被毁坏或破败的建筑(如房屋或城堡)的遗迹。
- 2.
The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
成为废墟、被毁坏或衰败的状态。
- 3.
Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
导致严重麻烦或毁灭的事物。
- 4.
The act of ruining something.
毁坏某物的行为。
- 5.
A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
摧毁或击败某物的变化；毁灭；推翻。
- 6.
Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
完全的经济损失；破产。
破败；荒废；毁灭；破坏；倾覆；祸根；毁灭的根源；破产；倾家荡产；被毁坏或破败的建筑(如房屋或城堡)的遗迹。
In use
The old castle is now a ruin.
His gambling addiction led to his financial ruin.
The archaeological site was in ruins after the earthquake.
Connections
Collocations
- financial ruin
- 财务破产
- The company faced financial ruin after the scandal.丑闻之后，该公司面临财务破产。
- in ruins
- 成为废墟；毁灭
- After the earthquake, the city lay in ruins.地震后，这座城市成了废墟。
- the ruin of
- ……的毁灭
- The ruin of his career was caused by a single mistake.他事业的毁灭是由一个错误造成的。
- go to ruin
- 走向毁灭；荒废
- Without maintenance, the old castle went to ruin.缺乏维护，这座古堡逐渐荒废了。
- bring ruin upon
- 给……带来毁灭
- His reckless actions brought ruin upon his family.他鲁莽的行为给家人带来了毁灭。
- moral ruin
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘入隐’——进入隐秘的废墟，一片破败不堪的景象。
Context & Register
语域中性，多用于描述古老建筑或自然灾害后的废墟，常见于历史、考古或旅游语境。
Grammar Note
常与介词in搭配表示处于废墟状态，与of搭配表示...的毁灭。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the 'ui' digraph but do not rhyme with 'ruin'; the final 't' vs 'n' changes the sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.