wrack
gb/ɹˈæk/ us/ɹˈæk/
C1
英语
gyötör, sújt, roncs, hínár
动词
C1
1
gyötör
B2
用法模式：
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.
学习者例句
He was wracked with pain.
Gyötörte a fájdalom.
She felt wracked with worry.
Gyötörte az aggodalom.
常见错误：
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.
含义
cause severe pain or distress
搭配
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
近义词
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.)
反义词
comfort (To ease someone’s pain or distress.)
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soothe (To calm or reduce pain or anxiety.)
主题
health
|emotions
释义
To make someone suffer a lot (in body or mind).
To cause someone to suffer extreme physical pain or mental distress.
动词
C1
2
sújt
B2
用法模式：
[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.
学习者例句
The storm wracked the island.
A vihar sújtotta a szigetet.
The city was wracked by riots.
A várost zavargások sújtották.
常见错误：
Do not confuse with rack up (earn/collect), which uses rack, not wrack.
含义
damage or ruin severely
搭配
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
近义词
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.)
反义词
restore (To bring back to a former, better condition.)
|
rebuild (To construct again after damage.)
主题
news
|conflict
|disasters
释义
To damage something very badly.
To cause very great damage to something, especially over a period of time or by repeated violent events.
名词
C1
3
roncs
B1
用法模式：
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.
学习者例句
The wrack was under the water.
A roncs a víz alatt volt.
常见错误：
Often confused with wreck, which is much more common in everyday English for both the event and the remains.
含义
wreckage; remains after destruction
搭配
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
近义词
wreckage (Most common modern term for destroyed remains.)
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ruins (Usually for buildings/structures, not ships.)
反义词
intactness (The state of not being damaged or broken.)
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wholeness (The state of being complete and unbroken.)
主题
travel
|sea
|disasters
释义
The broken pieces left after something is destroyed.
The broken remains of a ship or other structure after it has been destroyed; wreckage.
名词
C2
4
hínár
B1
用法模式：
[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.
学习者例句
There was wrack on the beach.
Hínár volt a parton.
常见错误：
Not related to rack (a shelf/frame). This is a different word meaning seaweed.
含义
seaweed washed up on shore
搭配
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
近义词
seaweed (General, everyday term.)
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kelp (A specific type of large seaweed.)
反义词
dry land (Opposite environment; not marine plant matter.)
主题
nature
|sea
释义
Seaweed on the beach.
Seaweed, especially kelp or other large seaweed, found floating at sea or washed up on a beach.
语法
词典原形
wrack
IPA
GB/ɹˈæk/
US/ɹˈæk/
音节与重音
wrack （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (wrack)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: wrack
- 3rd Person Singular: wracks
- Present Participle: wracking
- Past: wracked
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- I wracked my brains for the answer.