ruin
gb/ɹˈuɪn/ us/ɹˈuɪn/
A2
Anglų
~ 1300
tönkretesz, romok, tönkremenetel, csőd
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
1
tönkretesz
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to ruin [something]
The heavy rain ruined our picnic.
A heves eső tönkretette a piknikünket.
You’ll ruin your shoes if you walk through the mud.
Tönkreteszed a cipődet, ha a sárban gyalogolsz.
The scandal ruined his career.
The spilled wine ruined the carpet.
Loud noise from the street ruined my concentration.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The rain ruined our day.
Az eső tönkretette a napunkat.
He ruined his shirt with paint.
Festékkel tönkretette az ingét.
The fire ruined the house.
She ruined the cake by burning it.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ruin' with 'break'. 'Break' usually refers to physical damage to an object, while 'ruin' can be physical or abstract (plans, mood, reputation).
Reikšmė
Cause serious damage or destruction
Kolokacijos
ruin a plan
|ruin a trip
|ruin clothes
|ruin someone's chances
|ruin the mood
Sinonimai
spoil (Often used for less severe damage, especially to enjoyment or appearance.)
|
destroy (Stronger and more final; complete physical damage.)
Antonimai
repair (To fix something that is damaged.)
|
improve (To make something better rather than worse.)
Temos
daily life
|emotions
|business
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To damage something so badly that it cannot be used or enjoyed anymore.
To cause severe and often irreversible damage to something, making it no longer functional, valuable, or enjoyable.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
2
romok
B1
Tourists visited the ancient ruins of the temple.
A turisták megnézték a templom ókori romjait.
The castle now lies in ruins after centuries of neglect.
A vár évszázados elhanyagoltság után ma már romokban hever.
We walked through the ruins of the old town.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We saw the ruins of a castle.
Láttuk egy vár romjait.
The ruins are very old.
A romok nagyon régiek.
The city was in ruins after the war.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'ruins' (plural) for a single building; it's usually plural when referring to remains.
Reikšmė
Remains of destroyed building
Kolokacijos
ancient ruins
|Roman ruins
|lie in ruins
|explore the ruins
Sinonimai
remains (A general term for what is left of something.)
|
wreckage (Usually refers to broken parts after an accident or disaster.)
Antonimai
restoration (The act of bringing something back to its original condition.)
Temos
history
|travel
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
What is left of a building or place after it has been damaged or destroyed.
The remains of a building, city, or other structure that has been destroyed or has decayed over time.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
3
csőd
B2
The company’s poor decisions led to financial ruin.
A vállalat rossz döntései pénzügyi csődhöz vezettek.
His gambling habit brought him to ruin.
Szerencsejáték-szenvedélye anyagi csődbe juttatta.
They managed to save the farm from ruin.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The shop is close to ruin.
Az üzlet a csőd szélén áll.
His bad choices led to ruin.
Rossz döntései végül tönkretették az életét.
They saved the business from ruin.
Reikšmė
State of destruction or collapse
Kolokacijos
fall into ruin
|bring to ruin
|face ruin
Sinonimai
collapse (Focuses on sudden failure.)
|
downfall (Often about loss of power, success, or reputation.)
Antonimai
success (Opposite in terms of outcome or state.)
Temos
business
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A very bad state where something is broken, failed, or lost.
A condition in which something has been destroyed or has failed completely, especially in a figurative sense.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
ruin
IPA
GB/ɹˈuɪn/
US/ɹˈuɪn/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
ru - in (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (ru)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: ruin
- Plural: ruin, ruins
Verb
- Base: ruin
- 3rd Person Singular: ruins
- Present Participle: ruining
- Past: ruined
Žodžių šeima
Forms
ruins
noun
ruining
verb
ruined
verb
Advanced or less common
Posakiai
bring to ruin
1/bɹˈɪŋ tə ɹˈuɪn/
idiom
Cause complete destruction or failure
To make a person or thing fail completely or be destroyed.
Pavyzdžiai
- Poor management brought the company to ruin.
- His actions nearly brought the whole project to ruin.
fall into ruin
1/fˈɔl ˈɪntu ɹˈuɪn/
idiom
Gradually become damaged and unusable
To slowly get damaged and broken over time because no one takes care of it.
Pavyzdžiai
- The old theater fell into ruin after it closed.
- Without repairs, the bridge will fall into ruin.
lie in ruins
1/lˈaɪ ˈɪn ɹˈuɪnz/
idiom
Be in a destroyed state
To be badly damaged so that only broken parts remain.
Pavyzdžiai
- After the earthquake, much of the city lay in ruins.
- The factory lay in ruins after the fire.