词汇 | ruination |
释义 | ruination noun[ U ] old-fashioneduk /ˌruː.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌruː.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ destruction: 毁灭,毁坏,崩溃 Alcohol was the ruination of him.酗酒毁了他。 Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom costly dynamite erosion erosional erosionally erosive saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred self-destruct sink wipe Examples of ruinationruination The tragic problems which result are the ruination of many young lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are interested not in the welfare of the people going to work, but in bringing disaster and ruination to the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to forget the past, which embodies the ruination of these two industries, and we have to turn our attention towards the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If breeding is interrupted for three or four weeks it can mean ruination for a man who previously had a balance of £150 in the bank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industrial producers are nervous again of deflation, of the ruination of their customers overseas and of unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He would get a big shock on seeing what people think about the ruination of co-ordination of transportation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that is allowed to gain acceptance, it will be a ruination of our life as an industrial nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If finance will be easily available, there will not be the ruination of many small businesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the average is going to be the minimum, it will mean ruination to some of the mines in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The inescapable conclusion is that it takes us towards contraction, closure and the ruination of shipbuilding communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All advances in social conditions have been accompanied by the dismal cries that the country cannot afford the policy and that there will be ruination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Given that we cannot stop drugs going into prison, perhaps, in taking that approach, we would be sowing the ruination of drug-free wings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it could be the ruination of club life as we understand it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The successful edge-of-town shopping centre has caused the ruination of many of our suburban shopping centres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There would then be a lowering of standards and the ruination of the taxi trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of ruination These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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