n (1)撞坏的车(飞机)(badly damaged vehicle or plane)[C]：a car/train～汽车/火车残骸;～s of an aeroplane 飞机残骸;The car/train was a worthless～after the collision.(The collision reduced the car/the train to a useless～.)那辆汽车/火车在车祸后成了一堆废铁。All round were the～s of previous crashes. 到处是先前车祸的残骸。drive around in an old～开着一辆破旧的汽车四处转;〖同〗ruins，remains;

(2)严重损毁的船(badly damaged ship or boat)[C]：the～of an old Spanish galleon 一艘受损严重的老式西班牙大帆船;The ship became a total～. 这条船已破烂不堪。scattered～s on a shore 散落在海岸上的失事船只残骸;Divers found a～on the sea bed/a hoard of gold in the～. 潜水员在海底发现了一只遇难的船/在失事的船内发现了密藏的金子。cause many～s 使许多船只遇难;〖同〗ruins，remains;

(3)破灭，毁坏(state of being ruined and destroyed)[U]：the～of hopes 希望的破灭;Budget cuts turned out to be/mean the～of all our plans. 裁减预算使/意味着我们的计划全部落空。〖同〗destruction，crash，end，finish;〖反〗creation，preservation，conservation，protection;

(4)身体虚弱或精神垮了的人(person whose health or spirits has(have)been destroyed)[C，通常sing](infml)：a～from overwork 一个劳累过度而身心疲惫的人;He is/feels a complete～since his illness.自从生病以来，他的身体/觉得完全垮了。She became a helpless～after the stroke. 中风后，她成了不能自理的废人。Her failure/The strain of her work has turned her into a nervous～. 失败/极度紧张的工作使她的神经崩溃。〖同〗sickness，illness;

(5)毁坏之物(sth which is damaged or destroyed)[C]：This hat is a～. 这顶帽子已破烂不堪。The new owner let the house become a～. 新的房主让这座房子变成了一堆废墟。〖同〗ruin，mess;

vt(1)损毁(坏)(break，damage or destroy)[T+n]：(sb)～public facilities/public telephone boxes(某人)毁坏公共设施/公共电话亭;～a good stereo 毁坏一个好的立体声唱机;The aeroplane skidded off the runway and～ed two hangars. 飞机在滑行中偏离跑道撞坏了两个机库。The ship was～ed in a storm/at sea/off the coast of Africa. 那条船在暴风雨中/海上/非洲沿海遇难。We were～ed on a submerged rock. 我们的船撞到暗礁上而沉没。The bridge was completely～ed. 这座桥被完全毁坏。My car/bike was～ed in the accident. 我的汽车/自行车在车祸中被撞坏了。The train～ed at the crossing. 火车在铁路交叉口撞毁。〖同〗destroy，smash，shatter，break;〖反〗construct;save，preserve，protect;

(2)使破灭，毁坏(spoil or ruin)[T+n]：The terrible weather～ed our plan/our picnic/our holiday/our vacation/our weekend. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们的计划/野餐/度假/休假/周末活动。The scandal～ed his career/his marriage. 丑闻毁了他的事业/婚姻。My hopes were～ed. 我的希望破灭了。Lack of money～ed our project. 资金缺乏毁了我们的计划。～the relationship between them 破坏他们之间的关系;〖同〗ruin，spoil，destroy，break;〖反〗create，save，preserve，protect;

→′wrecker n 破坏者;事故拖车;′wreckage n 残骸