ruins / ˈru ɪn /

废墟遗迹遗址废墟上

ruins3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  2. a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc.
  3. a fallen, wrecked, or decayed condition: The building fell to ruin.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to reduce to ruin; devastate.
  2. to bring to financial ruin; bankrupt.
  3. to damage, spoil, or injure irretrievably: Not only was the burned stew inedible, but I had absolutely ruined one of my favorite pots.
  4. to induce to surrender her virginity; deflower.
v. 无主动词 verb
  1. to fall into ruins; fall to pieces.
  2. to come to ruin.

ruins 近义词

n. 名词 noun

buildings that are dilapidated

更多ruins例句

  1. He tied rags to the top of his boots for makeshift gaiters, pocketed a pair of pliers in case the mobile home was locked, and stepped away from the ruin.
  2. It may be fun and it may get them paid, until oversaturation ruins our sense for irony and destroys the market for it.
  3. But so far, the lack of proven Roman artifacts or ruins in the town has raised suspicions.
  4. By the time villagers returned to the ruins of Khuzaa in early August, the Givatis had moved south.
  5. Neither Schwend nor Spitz maintained a low profile in the ruins of Munich and they soon attracted attention.
  6. The ruins of an ancient town deep in the Kenyan forest have befuddled archaeologists and historians for decades.
  7. The Mexican artillery soon laid a part of the fort in ruins.
  8. The world may end, the heavens fall, yet loving voices would still find an echo in the ruins of the universe.
  9. In a statuesque attitude, she sat, like Marius on the ruins of Carthage, or Patience on a monument smiling at grief.
  10. Once safely out of the ruins, Harris collected himself and turned to look back.
  11. He saw his life go down in ruins before his very eyes; the roof had fallen long ago.