"wrack and ruin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徹底衰敗
• 完全毀滅

Definition

完全毀壞、衰敗的狀態；常用來形容極度破敗或被忽視的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

有些老派、正式或文學性的用語。多用於負面情境，常與“gone to wrack and ruin”一起出現，描述建築、公司或健康極度衰敗。不適合小問題。

Examples

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

多年無人照料後，舊房子陷入了**徹底衰敗**。

The factory is in a state of wrack and ruin.

工廠已是**徹底衰敗**的狀態。

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

如果我們不趕快整理花園，它會**徹底毀滅**。

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

這個社區在過去十年已經**完全衰敗**了。

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

自從企業倒閉後，這塊地產就被任由**徹底毀滅**。

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

他曾經很健康，但現在身體正漸漸**衰敗**。