Word · Frequency #6918
wreck
毁坏；破坏；使报废
To destroy or badly damage something so that it no longer works or is useless; to ruin.
- 1.
To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
暴力摧毁；造成严重损坏,致使无法使用或失效。
- 2.
To ruin or dilapidate.
毁坏或使破败。
- 3.
To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
使卷入灾难；致使遭受毁灭；阻碍成功并带来灾祸。
- 4.
To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed.
遭遇灾难；被损坏或摧毁。
使（船等）失事；使失败；毁掉（希望等）；遭遇失事；被毁坏；暴力摧毁；造成严重损坏,致使无法使用或失效。；毁坏或使破败。；使卷入灾难；致使遭受毁灭；阻碍成功并带来灾祸。
In use
The storm wrecked several boats along the coast.
He wrecked his car when he fell asleep at the wheel.
One careless comment could wreck their friendship.
Verb forms
base wreck · third person wrecks · -ing wrecking · past wrecked · past participle wrecked
Connections
Collocations
- wreck a car
- 撞毁汽车
- He wrecked his car on the icy road.他在结冰的路上把车撞毁了。
- wreck someone's life
- 毁掉某人的生活
- One bad decision wrecked her life.一个错误的决定毁掉了她的一生。
- wreck a relationship
- 破坏一段关系
- His constant lying wrecked their relationship.他不断撒谎，毁掉了他们的关系。
- wreck the economy
- 严重破坏经济
- The pandemic threatened to wreck the global economy.疫情险些重创全球经济。
- wreck your health
- 损害健康
- Stress can wreck your health if you ignore it.如果忽视压力，它会损害你的健康。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想reckless（鲁莽）的人开车易出事故，wreck就是'毁坏、使报废'。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：事故报道（船只、车辆等失事或严重损毁）、日常口语（毁掉计划、关系、机会等） 该词作动词时，若指船只、车辆等“失事/严重损毁”，多用于事故报道，语气较中性；在口语中引申为“毁掉（计划、关系、机会等）”时更口语化。具体语气因搭配和场合而异，通常没有固定的正式或非正式色彩。
Grammar Note
The verb 'wreck' can be used transitively (e.g., 'The storm wrecked the ship') or intransitively (e.g., 'The ship wrecked on the rocks').
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with wreck /rek/: they share the same stressed vowel and ending /ek/. Remember the w in wreck is silent, so it sounds exactly like "reck". Watch out for lookalikes with different sounds, such as wretch /retʃ/ and wrench /rentʃ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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