wrack
gb/ɹˈæk/ us/ɹˈæk/
C1
英語
gyötör, sújt, roncs, hínár
動詞
C1
1
gyötör
B2
用法パターン：
be wracked with/by [pain/guilt/doubt]
She was wracked with guilt after the argument.
A veszekedés után gyötörte a bűntudat.
A sharp spasm wracked his back and made him stop walking.
Egy éles görcs hasított a hátába, és megállásra kényszerítette.
He spent the night wracked by doubt about the decision.
学習者向け例文
He was wracked with pain.
Gyötörte a fájdalom.
She felt wracked with worry.
Gyötörte az aggodalom.
よくある間違い：
This meaning is often spelled with rack (e.g., racked with pain, rack your brains). Both spellings occur, but rack is widely preferred for mental/physical torment in many style guides.
意味
cause severe pain or distress
コロケーション
wracked with pain
|wracked by pain
|wracked with guilt
|wracked by guilt
|wracked by doubt
|wracked with anxiety
|wracked with remorse
|wracked by grief
|wracked by worry
|wracked with fear
類義語
torment (Stronger sense of ongoing suffering.)
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afflict (More formal; often used for illness or problems.)
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plague (Suggests repeated or persistent trouble.)
対義語
comfort (To ease someone’s pain or distress.)
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soothe (To calm or reduce pain or anxiety.)
テーマ
health
|emotions
定義
To make someone suffer a lot (in body or mind).
To cause someone to suffer extreme physical pain or mental distress.
動詞
C1
2
sújt
B2
用法パターン：
[something] wracks [place/organization/system]
The earthquake wracked the coastal towns for weeks with aftershocks.
A földrengés hetekig utórengésekkel sújtotta a part menti városokat.
Years of conflict wracked the region and forced thousands to leave.
Évekig tartó konfliktus sújtotta a térséget, és ezreket kényszerített távozásra.
The factory was wracked by repeated fires and finally shut down.
学習者向け例文
The storm wracked the island.
A vihar sújtotta a szigetet.
The city was wracked by riots.
A várost zavargások sújtották.
よくある間違い：
Do not confuse with rack up (earn/collect), which uses rack, not wrack.
意味
damage or ruin severely
コロケーション
wrack a town
|wrack a region
|wrack the coast
|wrack a country
|wrack an economy
|wracked by violence
|wracked by riots
|wracked by war
|wracked by corruption
|wracked by instability
類義語
devastate (Emphasizes widespread destruction.)
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ravage (Suggests violent or destructive force over time.)
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wreck (More direct; can sound less formal.)
対義語
restore (To bring back to a former, better condition.)
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rebuild (To construct again after damage.)
テーマ
news
|conflict
|disasters
定義
To damage something very badly.
To cause very great damage to something, especially over a period of time or by repeated violent events.
名詞
C1
3
roncs
B1
用法パターン：
the wrack of [ship/plane/building]
Divers explored the wrack just offshore.
A búvárok a part közelében fekvő roncsot kutatták át.
Only the wrack of the old pier remained after the storm.
A vihar után csak a régi móló roncsai maradtak.
They found coins in the wrack of a trading ship.
学習者向け例文
The wrack was under the water.
A roncs a víz alatt volt.
よくある間違い：
Often confused with wreck, which is much more common in everyday English for both the event and the remains.
意味
wreckage; remains after destruction
コロケーション
ship wrack
|the wrack of a ship
|storm-tossed wrack
|scattered wrack
|floating wrack
|washed-up wrack
|wreck and wrack
|bits of wrack
|the wrack lay
|search the wrack
類義語
wreckage (Most common modern term for destroyed remains.)
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ruins (Usually for buildings/structures, not ships.)
対義語
intactness (The state of not being damaged or broken.)
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wholeness (The state of being complete and unbroken.)
テーマ
travel
|sea
|disasters
定義
The broken pieces left after something is destroyed.
The broken remains of a ship or other structure after it has been destroyed; wreckage.
名詞
C2
4
hínár
B1
用法パターン：
[wrack] on [a beach/shore]
After the storm, a thick line of wrack marked the high tide.
A vihar után vastag hínársáv jelezte a dagály nyomát.
The beach smelled strongly of rotting wrack in the heat.
A melegben erősen érződött a parton a rothadó hínár szaga.
Crabs hid under the wrack near the rocks.
学習者向け例文
There was wrack on the beach.
Hínár volt a parton.
よくある間違い：
Not related to rack (a shelf/frame). This is a different word meaning seaweed.
意味
seaweed washed up on shore
コロケーション
sea wrack
|kelp wrack
|wrack line
|wrack on the beach
|piles of wrack
|washed-up wrack
|rotting wrack
|wrack and shells
|wrack-covered shore
|the smell of wrack
類義語
seaweed (General, everyday term.)
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kelp (A specific type of large seaweed.)
対義語
dry land (Opposite environment; not marine plant matter.)
テーマ
nature
|sea
定義
Seaweed on the beach.
Seaweed, especially kelp or other large seaweed, found floating at sea or washed up on a beach.
文法
辞書形
wrack
IPA
GB/ɹˈæk/
US/ɹˈæk/
音節・強勢
wrack （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (wrack)
活用形
Verb
- Base: wrack
- 3rd Person Singular: wracks
- Present Participle: wracking
- Past: wracked
表現
go to wrack and ruin
1/ɡˈoʊ tə ɹˈæk ˈænd ɹˈuɪn/
fixed phrase
deteriorate badly over time
To get worse and worse until it is badly damaged.
例文
- After the factory closed, the whole neighborhood went to wrack and ruin.
- If you leave the roof unfixed, the house will go to wrack and ruin.
- The garden went to wrack and ruin during the long drought.
学習者向け例文
- The building went to wrack and ruin.
wrack and ruin
1/ɹˈæk ˈænd ɹˈuɪn/
fixed phrase
complete destruction or collapse
A condition of being badly damaged and almost destroyed.
例文
- The old theater has fallen into wrack and ruin.
- Years of neglect left the building in wrack and ruin.
- Without repairs, the bridge will soon be wrack and ruin.
学習者向け例文
- The house fell into wrack and ruin.
wrack your brains
1/ɹˈæk jˈʊɹ bɹˈeɪnz/
idiom
think very hard
To try very hard to think of something.
例文
- I've been wracking my brains trying to remember her name.
- They wracked their brains for a solution, but nothing worked.
- He wracked his brains to figure out where he’d left the keys.
学習者向け例文
- I wracked my brains for the answer.