wreck
gb/ɹˈɛk/ us/ɹˈɛk/
B1
Ingles
~ 5000
roncs, rom, tönkretesz, romba dönt, összetör, idegroncs, kikészült
PANGNGALAN
B1
1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wreck' with 'rack'. 'Wreck' means something destroyed; 'rack' is a frame for holding things.
Kahulugan
Ruined remains after destruction
Mga kolokasyon
car wreck
|ship wreck
|train wreck
|plane wreck
Mga kasingkahulugan
ruins (Often used for buildings; broader than vehicles or ships.)
|
debris (Emphasizes scattered pieces rather than the whole damaged object.)
Mga kasalungat
intact (Means undamaged or whole, the opposite of wrecked.)
Mga tema
transportation
|accidents
|disasters
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
B1
2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes overuse 'wreck' for minor damage; it usually means severe harm.
Kahulugan
Cause serious damage to something
Mga kolokasyon
wreck a car
|wreck a plan
|wreck a building
Mga kasingkahulugan
ruin (Can be broader and include emotional or abstract harm.)
|
destroy (Stronger and more absolute; total elimination.)
Mga kasalungat
repair (To fix something that is damaged, the opposite of causing damage.)
Mga tema
damage
|conflict
|accidents
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may try to use 'wreck' in this sense in formal writing; it's mostly informal speech.
Kahulugan
Person in poor condition
Mga kolokasyon
a nervous wreck
|an emotional wreck
Mga kasingkahulugan
mess (Informal; can refer to emotional state or general disorder.)
|
ruin (Figurative use for a person's condition.)
Mga kasalungat
picture of health (Idiom meaning very healthy, opposite of being a wreck physically.)
Mga tema
health
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
wreck
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛk/
US/ɹˈɛk/
Mga pantig at diin
wreck (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (wreck)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: wreck
- Plural: wreck, wrecks
Verb
- Base: wreck
- 3rd Person Singular: wrecks
- Present Participle: wrecking
- Past: wrecked
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
wrecks
noun
wrecking
verb
wrecked
verb
Core family
wreckage
noun
Related words
wrecker
noun
shipwreck
noun
Mga ekspresyon
emotional wreck
1/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ɹˈɛk/
fixed phrase
informal
Emotionally unstable person
A person who feels very sad or upset and cannot think clearly.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- The meeting was a total train wreck from start to finish.
- His speech turned into a train wreck when he forgot his notes.