词典释义：
the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed
毁灭；灭亡；毁坏；崩溃；毁灭（或破败、倾圮）状态
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a large white house falling into gentle ruin .开始慢慢破败的一幢白色大房子。
[count noun]the remains of a building, typically an old one, that has suffered much damage or disintegration
被损毁之物；倾圮的建筑物；废墟；遗迹；残余
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the ruins of the castle 城堡的遗迹
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the church is a ruin now .这座教堂现已破败不堪。
the disastrous disintegration of someone's life
（人生的）毁灭；大灾难
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the ruin and heartbreak wrought by alcohol, divorce, and violence .由喝酒、离婚和暴力造成的毁灭和悲哀。
the cause of such disintegration
毁灭（或没落）的原因，祸根
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they don't know how to say no, and that's been their ruin .他们不知道如何说不，这就是他们遭殃的原因。
the complete loss of one's money and other assets
倾家荡产，破产
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the financial cost could mean ruin .这财政开支可能意味着破产。
[with obj.] reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration
使（建筑物，地方）破败；使成为废墟
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[as adj.
ruined ]a ruined castle .一座倾圮的城堡。
cause great and usually irreparable damage or harm to; have a disastrous effect on
毁坏；毁损；使遭到无可挽回的损害；对…有灾难性的影响
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a noisy motorway has ruined village life .喧嚣的高速公路毁坏了乡村生活。
reduce to a state of poverty
使倾家荡产，使破产
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they were ruined by the highest interest rates this century .他们被本世纪的最高利率弄得倾家荡产。
[no obj.]
〈诗／文〉 头朝下跌落；哗啦一声掉下
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carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time .时而有马车哗啦一声掉下陡峭的悬崖。
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in ruins in a state of complete disorder or disintegration 被毁灭的；毁坏了的；垮掉的；成废墟的the economy was in ruins . 经济崩溃了
"Middle English （in the sense ‘collapse of a building’）： from Old French
