wreck
gb/ɹˈɛk/ us/ɹˈɛk/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 5000
roncs, rom, tönkretesz, romba dönt, összetör, idegroncs, kikészült
NOMINO
B1
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
the wreck of [something]
The police found the wreck of the car in a ditch.
A rendőrség egy árokban találta meg az autó roncsát.
Divers explored the wreck of the old pirate ship.
A búvárok bejárták a régi kalózhajó roncsát.
The train wreck caused delays for hours.
He bought the wreck and restored it to working condition.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We saw the wreck of the car.
Láttuk az autó roncsát.
They looked at the wreck of the boat.
Megnézték a hajó roncsát.
The plane wreck was in the field.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wreck' with 'rack'. 'Wreck' means something destroyed; 'rack' is a frame for holding things.
Maana
Ruined remains after destruction
Miunganiko ya maneno
car wreck
|ship wreck
|train wreck
|plane wreck
Visawe
ruins (Often used for buildings; broader than vehicles or ships.)
|
debris (Emphasizes scattered pieces rather than the whole damaged object.)
Vinyume
intact (Means undamaged or whole, the opposite of wrecked.)
Mada
transportation
|accidents
|disasters
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
What is left of something after it has been badly damaged or destroyed.
The broken or ruined remains of a vehicle, ship, building, or other structure after an accident or disaster.
KITENZI
B1
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to wreck [something]
The storm wrecked several houses along the coast.
A vihar több házat is romba döntött a part mentén.
He wrecked his car in the crash.
A karambolban összetörte az autóját.
The scandal wrecked her political career.
Poor planning can wreck a good idea.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The storm wrecked our house.
A vihar tönkretette a házunkat.
He wrecked his bike in the accident.
A balesetben összetörte a biciklijét.
The fire wrecked the store.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes overuse 'wreck' for minor damage; it usually means severe harm.
Maana
Cause serious damage to something
Miunganiko ya maneno
wreck a car
|wreck a plan
|wreck a building
Visawe
ruin (Can be broader and include emotional or abstract harm.)
|
destroy (Stronger and more absolute; total elimination.)
Vinyume
repair (To fix something that is damaged, the opposite of causing damage.)
Mada
damage
|conflict
|accidents
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To damage something so much that it cannot be used.
To severely damage or destroy something so that it cannot be used or repaired easily.
NOMINO
B2
INFORMAL
3
After the breakup, she was an emotional wreck.
A szakítás után lelkileg teljesen összeomlott.
He’s been working so hard he’s a complete wreck.
Olyan sokat dolgozik mostanában, hogy teljesen kikészült.
By the end of the race, I felt like a wreck.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I was a nervous wreck before the test.
Idegroncs voltam a vizsga előtt.
She is an emotional wreck after the news.
A hír óta teljesen ki van borulva.
He is a wreck from too much work.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may try to use 'wreck' in this sense in formal writing; it's mostly informal speech.
Maana
Person in poor condition
Miunganiko ya maneno
a nervous wreck
|an emotional wreck
Visawe
mess (Informal; can refer to emotional state or general disorder.)
|
ruin (Figurative use for a person's condition.)
Vinyume
picture of health (Idiom meaning very healthy, opposite of being a wreck physically.)
Mada
health
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A person who is very tired, sick, or upset.
A person who is in a very bad physical or mental state, often from stress, illness, or exhaustion.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
wreck
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛk/
US/ɹˈɛk/
Silabi na mkazo
wreck (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (wreck)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: wreck
- Plural: wreck, wrecks
Verb
- Base: wreck
- 3rd Person Singular: wrecks
- Present Participle: wrecking
- Past: wrecked
Familia ya neno
Forms
wrecks
noun
wrecking
verb
wrecked
verb
Core family
wreckage
noun
Related words
wrecker
noun
shipwreck
noun
Semi
emotional wreck
1/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ɹˈɛk/
fixed phrase
informal
Emotionally unstable person
A person who feels very sad or upset and cannot think clearly.
Mifano
- After the divorce, he was an emotional wreck for months.
- She's an emotional wreck since her father passed away.
nervous wreck
1/nˈɚvəs ɹˈɛk/
fixed phrase
informal
Extremely anxious person
A person who is very worried or stressed.
Mifano
- Before the job interview, I was a nervous wreck.
- She's been a nervous wreck all week waiting for test results.
shipwreck
1/ʃˈɪpɹɛk/
fixed phrase
Ship destroyed at sea
When a ship is destroyed in an accident at sea.
Mifano
- The island is famous for an old shipwreck near its shore.
- Many lives were lost in the shipwreck.
train wreck
1/tɹˈeɪn ɹˈɛk/
idiom
informal
Total disaster situation
A situation that goes very badly and is hard to watch.
Mifano
- The meeting was a total train wreck from start to finish.
- His speech turned into a train wreck when he forgot his notes.