高中英语词汇打卡(504)| ruin

n. 废墟  n.& vt. 破坏;毁坏

(1)in ruins  严重受损;破败不堪

lie/be in ruins  成为废墟

fall into ruin  成为废墟

be reduced to ruins/ashes

沦为废墟

bring…to ruin  使……毁灭;使……没落

(2)ruin oneself  毁掉自己;自取灭亡

ruin one's health/fame/future

毁坏某人的健康/声誉/前途

(1)In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins.

在不到一分钟的时间里,一座大城市成为废墟。

(2)When the flood came, the small village was ruined in a matter of hours, with houses being washed away and crops destroyed.

当洪水来临时,这个小村庄在几个小时内就被毁坏了,房屋被冲走,庄稼也被毁掉了。

◆单句填空

①The village that wasruins after the flood was slowly being rebuilt with the help of volunteers from all over the world.

②Don't pour hot water directly onto the wooden table, or the table surface(ruin).

③The heavy rain poured down, completely(ruin) all the newly planted flowers in the garden.

◆完成句子

④The city,during the World War Ⅱ, has now been rebuilt into a prosperous big city.

这座在二战期间沦为废墟的城市,现在已经被重建为一个繁荣的大都市。

⑤Returning to his old neighbourhood, he, which brought back a flood of bittersweet memories.

回到旧街区时,他发现那家老剧院已破败不堪,这勾起了他许多既甜蜜又苦涩的回忆。

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