ruinous

英 [ˈruːɪnəs]

美 [ˈruːɪnəs]

adj.  耗资巨大的; 无法承担的; 破坏性的; 导致严重问题的; 灾难性的; 破败的; 严重受损的; 已成废墟的

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BNC.19475 / COCA.21114

牛津词典

adj.

• 耗资巨大的；无法承担的
  costing a lot of money and more than you can afford
  1. ruinous legal fees
     巨额法律费用
• 破坏性的；导致严重问题的；灾难性的
  causing serious problems or damage
  1. The decision was to prove ruinous.
     后来证明这个决定造成了极大的危害。
• 破败的；严重受损的；已成废墟的
  destroyed or severely damaged
  1. a ruinous chapel
     已成废墟的小教堂
  2. The buildings were in a ruinous state.
     这些建筑破烂不堪。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (花费等)极其昂贵的，贵得离谱的
  If you describe the cost of something asruinous, you mean that it costs far more money than you can afford or than is reasonable.
  1. Many Britons will still fear the potentially ruinous costs of their legal system.
     很多英国人仍然会对其司法体系可能产生的高昂费用表示担忧。
• ADJ-GRADED 毁灭性的;导致毁灭的
  Aruinousprocess or course of action is one that is likely to lead to ruin.
  1. The economy of the state is experiencing the ruinous effects of the conflict.
     这个国家的经济正受到这次冲突的毁灭性影响。

英英释义

adj

• causing injury or blight
  1. the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit
  2. the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces
  3. a ruinous war
  Synonym:blasting
• extremely harmful
  1. a catastrophic depression
  2. catastrophic illness
  3. a ruinous course of action
  Synonym:catastrophic

双语例句

• They have been ruinous for the people whose homes and businesses have been damaged and destroyed.
  一些人的住宅和公司也遭到了损毁，这对于他们来说是灾难性的。
• Malaria is certainly a ruinous problem for Sub-Saharan Africa.
  疟疾对于撒哈拉以南非洲地区肯定是一个灾难性的问题。
• The economy of the state is experiencing the ruinous effects of the conflict.
  这个国家的经济正受到这次冲突的毁灭性影响。
• This method is quite expensive. The cost will be ruinous.
  这个方法的花费很大。花费之多将是灾难性的。
• An effort by the ECB to keep pace with capital flight would in time lead to ruinous inflation and an even more massive crisis.
  欧洲央行试图跟上资本外逃速度的努力迟早会造成毁灭性的通胀，引发一场规模更大的危机。
• After a ruinous strike, the union caved in
  一场破坏性的罢工之后，工会突然服软了。
• Kerry said had led to ruinous cuts in spending on social and antiterrorist programs at home.
  而这一政策直接导致了国内的社会费用支出和反恐计划预算的灾难性的大缩水。
• Shattered banking systems have been rebuilt, balance sheets repaired and excess capacity trimmed, while bulging currency reserves have replaced ruinous reliance on short-term foreign borrowing.
  在危机中遭到严重破坏的银行体系已得到重建，资产负债状况得到改善，过剩产能被削减。同时，外汇储备急剧上升的局面，取代了对短期外国借款的依赖&这种依赖是毁灭性的。
• Governments will be forced to choose between economically ruinous tax rises and politically impossible benefit cuts.
  政府将被迫做出抉择：一方面是在经济上具有破坏作用的加税，另一方面是政治上不可行的削减福利。
• Any attempt to disturb or destroy these compromises, being terms of the compact of union, can lead to none other than the most ruinous and disastrous consequences.
  任何试图扰乱和破坏这些作为联邦契约条件的妥协，必会导致最具毁坏性和灾难性的后果。