Word · Frequency #5346
ruining
毁坏；损坏
ruining is the present participle of ruin.
To destroy or damage something so badly that it no longer works or is no longer usable.
- 1.
To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
导致财政破产；使破产或倒闭
- 2.
To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
破坏或使某物不再可用或可操作
- 3.
To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
摧毁(如城市)以留下废墟
- 4.
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
打乱或推翻计划或进展,或对某事产生灾难性影响
- 5.
To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
使某事物不再令人愉快或可爱
- 6.
To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.
使某人经历不完整的高潮
- 7.
To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
揭示(故事)的结局；剧透
毁掉；葬送；使前功尽弃；破坏；糟蹋；使扫兴；剧透；透露（结局）；使破产；使倒闭；使沦为废墟；夷平
In use
The heavy rain ruined our picnic plans.
She ruined her dress by spilling coffee on it.
The scandal ruined his reputation completely.
Verb forms
base ruin · third person ruins · -ing ruining · past ruined · past participle ruined
规则动词，意为‘毁坏、毁灭’。
Connections
Collocations
- ruin your chances
- 毁掉机会；断送机会
- One mistake can ruin your chances of getting the job.一个错误就可能断送你得到这份工作的机会。
- ruin someone's day
- 毁掉某人的一天；使某人整天心情糟糕
- The bad news ruined her day.这个坏消息毁了她一天的好心情。
- ruin the mood
- 破坏气氛
- Don't let a small argument ruin the mood.别让一场小争吵破坏了气氛。
- ruin your health
- 损害健康
- Smoking can ruin your health.吸烟会损害你的健康。
- ruin a relationship
- 毁掉一段关系
- Lying can ruin a relationship.撒谎会毁掉一段关系。
- ruin the surprise
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：搭好的积木城堡被推倒，只余 ruins（废墟）；ruin 即毁灭、糟蹋。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation、business/financial writing、literary/historical narrative ruin 作动词时，常见于日常口语（如“毁掉/糟蹋”），也用于正式或书面语境（如“使破产/毁灭”），因此整体语气较混合；具体含义需根据搭配判断，通常口语中多指“使扫兴/破坏”，正式场合多指“使破产/摧毁”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在标准读音中，ruin 为 /ˈruːɪn/。shoo-in /ˈʃuːɪn/ 与之完全押韵。fluid /ˈfluːɪd/ 很接近，但结尾是 /d/ 而不是 /n/，不算押韵。fruit、suit、build、guide 都含有 ui 拼写，但发音各不相同（/fruːt/、/suːt/、/bɪld/、/ɡaɪd/），都不押韵。
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。
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