"wrack and ruin" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 彻底衰败
• 完全毁灭

Definition

完全毁坏、衰败的状态；常用来形容极度破败或被忽视的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

有些老派、正式或文学性的表达。多用于消极场合，常与“gone to wrack and ruin”搭配，形容建筑、公司或健康等极度衰败。不适用于小问题。

Examples

After years of neglect, the old house fell into wrack and ruin.

多年无人照管后，那所老房子彻底**衰败**了。

The factory is in a state of wrack and ruin.

工厂已是**彻底衰败**的状态。

If we don't repair the garden soon, it will go to wrack and ruin.

如果我们不快点修整花园，它就会**彻底毁灭**。

This neighborhood has gone to wrack and ruin over the last decade.

这个社区在过去十年里已经**完全衰败**了。

Ever since the business closed, the property has been left to wrack and ruin.

自从企业倒闭后，这块地产被任由**彻底毁灭**。

He used to be so healthy, but now his body is going to wrack and ruin.

他曾经很健康，但现在身体正渐渐**衰败**。