ruin /ruin/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- (n.) a ruined building
- (n.) an event that results in destruction
Chinese translation
- n. 毁灭, 推翻, 废墟
- vi. 毁灭, 衰败, 破坏, 破产, 堕落
- vt. 使毁灭, 毁坏, 使破产
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /ruin/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.31 · Rare
Word forms
ruins, ruining, ruined
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