Word · Frequency #5346
ruins
废墟；遗迹
ruins is the plural of ruin.
核心释义
the remains of a destroyed or badly damaged building or town
- 1.
被毁坏或破败的建筑(如房屋或城堡)的遗迹。
The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- 2.
成为废墟、被毁坏或衰败的状态。
The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- 3.
导致严重麻烦或毁灭的事物。
Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
- 4.
毁坏某物的行为。
The act of ruining something.
- 5.
摧毁或击败某物的变化；毁灭；推翻。
A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
- 6.
完全的经济损失；破产。
Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
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。
用法In use
The old castle is now a ruin.
用法提示：此处 'ruin' 用作可数名词，指一座被毁坏的建筑物。
His gambling addiction led to his financial ruin.
用法提示：此处 'ruin' 用作不可数名词，指彻底失败或毁灭的状态。
The archaeological site was in ruins after the earthquake.
用法提示：此处 'ruins' 为复数形式，指毁坏的状态或遗迹。
be in ruins
固定用复数 ruins，表示完全毁坏或破败的状态。
The old town was in ruins after the flood.
洪水过后，那座老城成了一片废墟。
the ruins of sth
指被毁建筑的残存部分，通常用复数。
We explored the ruins of an ancient temple.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘入隐’——进入隐秘的废墟，一片破败不堪的景象。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the 'ui' digraph but do not rhyme with 'ruin'; the final 't' vs 'n' changes the sound.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.