ruins
['ru:ɪnz]
n.
毁坏( ruin的名词复数 );
废墟;
破败;
完全丧失;
v.
破坏( ruin的第三人称单数 );
毁掉;
使破产;
使沦落;
例句:
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It ruins people's sense of self-worth, dignity.
来自BBC
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Around the bay are sunken ruins of other seaports.
来自N. Calder
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Within Germany, the city of Berlin lay in ruins.
在德国,柏林市已经满目疮痍。
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The Normans built the castle which was reduced to ruins under Cromwell.
诺曼人建造了这座后来在克伦威尔统治时期变成废墟的城堡。
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He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
他站在那里一动也不动,呆呆地看着他残余的作品。
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Near the hospital, a mosque lay in ruins.
来自NEWYORKER