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

• The faculty of inventing false doctrine is ruinous, but power to see the truth is a blessing.
  编造虚假教义的能力是有害的，但能洞察真理的能力却是个祝福。
• The practice, environmentalists say, also leads to the introduction of invasive species, with potentially ruinous results.
  环保人士称，这种做法还导致一些侵入性物种的引入，而这可能会导致毁灭性的后果。
• 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。
• At the same time, technical invention ruinous weapon!
  同时，科技发明毁灭性武器！
• To avoid being stuck with old stock-a ruinous prospect when prices are falling rapidly-panel-makers are now slashing margins.
  为了避免旧货积压（太阳能电池板价格迅速下跌时毁灭性的前景），制造商们已经开始压缩利润空间了。
• After the exposure of the scandal, his prestige suffered a sudden ruinous decline.
  丑闻暴露后，他的威信一落千丈。
• 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。
• 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。
• Four years later and the crisis has taken on ruinous dimensions.
  4年过后，水资源危机已发展到了灾难性的地步。
• 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。