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ruinous

/ˈruːɪnəs/ /ˈruːɪnəs/

Meanings
adjective

毁灭性的，灾难性的

Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous

Examples :

"The storm caused ruinous damage to the school building. "
这场风暴对学校建筑造成了毁灭性的破坏。
disaster negative condition outcome

Related Words

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financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

金融的，财政的

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

自从我叔叔开始新工作后，家里的经济状况就好转了。

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building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

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dilapidated verb

/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/

破败，荒废

"The old barn dilapidated over many years of neglect, eventually collapsing in a storm. "

那座老谷仓因为多年疏于照料，逐渐破败荒废，最终在暴风雨中倒塌了。

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completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

完全地，徹底地。

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

请用2号铅笔完全填满你答案对应的方框。

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extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

极其，非常。

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

今天天气极其炎热，我们整个下午都待在室内。

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expensive adjective

/ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

昂贵的，花钱大手大脚的.

"The new sports car was incredibly expensive, costing more than my entire year's savings. "

这辆新跑车贵得离谱，花掉的钱比我一整年的存款还多，真是太烧钱了。

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calamitous adjective

/kəˈlæmɪtəs/

灾难性的，灾害性的

"The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone."

这座城市遭受了一场灾难性的飓风袭击。

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replace verb

/ɹɪˈpleɪs/

放回，归位。

"After the storm, the family replaced the broken window with a new one. "

暴风雨过后，这家人把破损的窗户换成了一扇新的，放回了原来的位置。

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destructive adjective

/dɪˈstɹʊktɪv/

破坏性的，毁灭性的

"The storm was incredibly destructive, tearing down trees and damaging many homes. "

那场暴风雨极具破坏性，摧毁了树木，还损坏了很多房屋。

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crumbling verb

/ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈkrʌmbl̩ɪŋ/

瓦解，崩溃。

"The old building is slowly crumbling because no one is taking care of it. "

这栋老房子因为没人照料，正在慢慢地瓦解。

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causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

导致，引起。

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

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characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

刻画，描绘，丑化。

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

老师把那个学生描绘成课堂上的捣乱分子。