"rack and ruin" in Chinese (Simplified)
彻底毁坏荒废
Definition
完全衰败或毁灭的状态；指某物严重破败或失败。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个短语偏文艺和老式，多用于形容场所、建筑、企业或事物彻底毁坏，不指人。常见表达：'fallen into rack and ruin'。不能用于轻微损坏，强调完全衰败。
Examples
The old house has gone to rack and ruin.
那座老房子已经**彻底毁坏**了。
After years of neglect, the garden fell into rack and ruin.
多年无人照管后，花园一片**荒废**。
He watched his business go to rack and ruin.
他眼睁睁看着他的生意**彻底毁了**。
If you don't fix that roof soon, the whole place will go to rack and ruin.
如果你不快点修屋顶，这里就要**彻底毁坏**了。
The company has slowly gone to rack and ruin since the owner left.
自从老板离开后，公司慢慢地**走向衰败**。
That forgotten amusement park is just rack and ruin now.
那个被遗忘的游乐园现在就是一片**荒废**。