"rack and ruin" in Chinese (Traditional)
徹底毀壞荒廢
Definition
完全衰敗或毀滅的狀態；指某物嚴重破敗或失敗。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這個片語偏文學及較舊，多用於形容場所、建築、企業或事物的徹底崩壞，不描述人。常見搭配：'fallen into rack and ruin'。不適用於輕微毀損，強調完全衰敗。
Examples
The old house has gone to rack and ruin.
那棟老房子已經**徹底毀壞**了。
After years of neglect, the garden fell into rack and ruin.
多年沒人照管後，花園已經**荒廢**。
He watched his business go to rack and ruin.
他眼睜睜看著他的生意**徹底毀了**。
If you don't fix that roof soon, the whole place will go to rack and ruin.
如果你不快點修屋頂，這個地方就會**徹底毀壞**了。
The company has slowly gone to rack and ruin since the owner left.
自從老闆離開後，公司慢慢地**走向衰敗**。
That forgotten amusement park is just rack and ruin now.
那個被遺忘的遊樂園現在就是一片**荒廢**。