n.

1. 毀滅；崩潰；毀壞[U]
   476AD saw the ruin of Roman Empire.

   公元四七六年羅馬帝國滅亡。

2. （建築物的）斷垣殘壁[C]
3. 廢墟；遺跡[P]
   We visited the ruins of the temple.

   我們參觀了那個廟宇的遺跡。

4. 傾家蕩產；喪失地位；墮落[U]
5. 禍因[the S]
   Drink was his father's ruin and it will be the ruin of him too!

   酗酒是他父親毀滅的原因，他也將遭同樣的厄運！

vt.

1. 使毀滅；毀壞
   The heavy rain ruined our holiday.

   大雨把我們的假期徹底搞毀了。

   The flood ruined the crops.

   水災毀壞了莊稼。

2. 使成廢墟
   The hurricane ruined all the houses here.

   颶風使這裡所有的房屋成為廢墟。

3. 使破產；誘姦

vi.

1. 毀滅，毀壞
2. 變成廢墟
3. 破產；墮落

n.

1. physical destruction or collapse.
2. the remains of a building that has suffered much damage.
3. a dramatic decline; a downfall.

v.

1. damage irreparably; reduce to a state of ruin.
   ▸reduce to poverty or bankruptcy.
2. literary fall headlong.