ruin your chances
collocation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。
毁坏；损坏
ruining — present participle of ruin
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毁坏；损坏
To destroy or damage something so badly that it no longer works or is no longer usable.
The heavy rain ruined our picnic plans.
大雨毁掉了我们的野餐计划。
导致财政破产；使破产或倒闭
To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
破坏或使某物不再可用或可操作
To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
摧毁(如城市)以留下废墟
To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
打乱或推翻计划或进展,或对某事产生灾难性影响
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
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ruins
3rd person
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ruining
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现在分词
ruined
Past
过去式
ruined
Past participle
过去分词
He ruins everything he touches.
他碰什么毁什么。
The storm ruined the crops.
暴风雨毁坏了庄稼。
She has ruined her chances of winning.
她毁掉了获胜的机会。
规则动词，意为‘毁坏、毁灭’。
She ruined her dress by spilling coffee on it.
她把咖啡洒在裙子上，毁掉了裙子。
The scandal ruined his reputation completely.
那桩丑闻彻底毁了他的名声。
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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。
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。
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。
损害健康
Smoking can ruin your health.
吸烟会损害你的健康。
毁掉一段关系
Lying can ruin a relationship.
撒谎会毁掉一段关系。
破坏惊喜；剧透
Please don't ruin the surprise for everyone.
请不要剧透，破坏了大家的惊喜。
毁了某人的一天；使某人一天的心情变糟
The sudden rain ruined our day at the beach.
突如其来的雨毁了我们在海滩的一天。
破坏某人的食欲
Don't eat that chocolate now; it will ruin your appetite before dinner.
现在别吃那块巧克力，它会在晚饭前破坏你的食欲。
破坏惊喜；剧透
Please don't tell her the ending; you'll ruin the surprise.
请别告诉她结局，你会破坏惊喜的。
永远不要用借口毁掉道歉。
Benjamin Franklin once said, 'Never ruin an apology with an excuse,' meaning you should not weaken a sincere apology by adding reasons or excuses.
本杰明·富兰克林曾说：‘永远不要用借口毁掉道歉。’意思是不要用理由或借口削弱真心实意的道歉。
如果你要毁了我的生活，就毁了我的生活，毁了我的生活吧。
In Zara Larsson's hit song 'Ruin My Life,' the chorus repeats 'If you're gonna ruin my life, ruin my life, ruin my life,' expressing a plea to be devastated by love rather than abandoned.
在莎拉·拉尔森的热门歌曲《毁了我的生活》中，副歌重复‘如果你要毁了我的生活，就毁了我的生活，毁了我的生活吧’，表达宁愿被爱情摧毁也不要被抛弃的恳求。
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联想：搭好的积木城堡被推倒，只余 ruins（废墟）；ruin 即毁灭、糟蹋。
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”。
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。
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