ruinous

🇬🇧 UK/'ruinәs/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Causing great damage, destruction, or financial loss; disastrously harmful.

破坏性的,毁灭性的;造成巨大损失的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ruinousother
=ruinous

Common Collocations

  • 1.ruinous cost毁灭性的代价
  • 2.ruinous consequences灾难性的后果
  • 3.ruinous debt压垮性的债务
  • 4.financially ruinous在财务上造成重创

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ruinous cost of the lawsuit forced the company into bankruptcy.

  • 2.

    Gambling proved to be a ruinous habit that destroyed his entire fortune.

  • 3.

    The government warned that such ruinous policies would devastate the economy.

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