ruination是什么意思？

ruination

英[ˌru:ɪˈneɪʃn] 美[ˌruəˈneʃən]

• n. 毁灭，灭亡；

例句

• The clerics have brought ruination on our people. 这些牧师给我们带来了灭亡。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  毁灭;灭亡;祸根
  The ruination of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined.
  例句
  Money was the ruination of him... 是钱毁了他。 The clerics have brought ruination on our people. 这些牧师给我们带来了灭亡。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction;
  "you have brought ruin on this entire family"
  2. an event that results in destruction
  3. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
  4. destruction achieved by wrecking something