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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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
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).
Anlam
Cause serious damage or destruction
Eşdizimler
ruin a plan
|ruin a trip
|ruin clothes
|ruin someone's chances
|ruin the mood
Eş anlamlılar
spoil (Often used for less severe damage, especially to enjoyment or appearance.)
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destroy (Stronger and more final; complete physical damage.)
Zıt anlamlılar
repair (To fix something that is damaged.)
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improve (To make something better rather than worse.)
Konular
daily life
|emotions
|business
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
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.
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'ruins' (plural) for a single building; it's usually plural when referring to remains.
Anlam
Remains of destroyed building
Eşdizimler
ancient ruins
|Roman ruins
|lie in ruins
|explore the ruins
Eş anlamlılar
remains (A general term for what is left of something.)
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wreckage (Usually refers to broken parts after an accident or disaster.)
Zıt anlamlılar
restoration (The act of bringing something back to its original condition.)
Konular
history
|travel
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
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.
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Anlam
State of destruction or collapse
Eşdizimler
fall into ruin
|bring to ruin
|face ruin
Eş anlamlılar
collapse (Focuses on sudden failure.)
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downfall (Often about loss of power, success, or reputation.)
Zıt anlamlılar
success (Opposite in terms of outcome or state.)
Konular
business
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
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.