wreck

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wreck1 /rek/ ●●○ verb [transitive]  1  SPOILto completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful way 破坏，糟蹋 SYN ruin Injury threatened to wreck his sporting career. 伤病可能会毁了他的运动生涯。 It was drink that wrecked their marriage. 是酒毁了他们的婚姻。2  DESTROYto damage something such as a building or vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired 使〔建筑、车辆等〕毁坏 The car was completely wrecked in the accident. 汽车在事故中完全损毁。► see thesaurus at destroy3  if a ship is wrecked, it is badly damaged and sinks 使〔船只〕失事［遇难］ SYN shipwreck The ship was wrecked off the coast of Africa. 那艘船在非洲沿海失事了。→ See Verb table

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wreck• Frelimo's Central Committee reported that by 1989,45 percent of all primary schools had either been closed or wrecked.• His confrontational speech has wrecked any chances of a peace settlement.• But the charges wrecked his campaign.• Glen drove right into a tree and wrecked his car.• They had stolen a car and wrecked in on the freeway.• Now the wrecking is over, but in the post-Reagan economy, the scabs are still everywhere.• The two years in prison wrecked Jarvis' marriage.• Such a storm had wrecked Mardonios' fleet off Athos twelve years before.• According to security sources, massive bombs which wrecked neighbouring towns, had been destined for Portadown.• Think of it this way: Two people are wrecked on an island and one of them is fated to be murdered.• Ron's affair wrecked our marriage.• The bank robbers wrecked Stan's car trying to get away from police.• He came home drunk again, threatening to wreck the apartment.• Bulldozers were brought in to wreck the tents and shacks that protesters had put up.• The bomb was between us and the exit; it would probably blow in a moment, and wreck the whole bar.• Lindsay had solved the problem of trailering the stallions together by temporarily wrecking their communication through their sense of smell.

Related topics: Transport, Water, Motor vehicles

wreck2 ●●○ noun [countable]  1  TTcar/plane 汽车/ 飞机DESTROY a car, plane, or train that has been damaged very badly, especially in a crash 〔尤指事故中〕遭严重毁坏的汽车[飞机，火车] He was still alive when they pulled him from the wreck. 他们把他从失事的车辆中拖出来时，他还活着。► see thesaurus at accident2  TTWship 船 a ship that has sunk 沉船，失事船 SYN shipwreckwreck of Divers discovered the wreck of an old German warship. 潜水员发现了一艘沉没的德国旧军舰。 →4  See picture of 见图 wreck3  person 人 informalNERVOUS someone who is very nervous, tired, or unhealthy 十分紧张[疲劳，不健康]的人 He looked a complete wreck. 他看上去元气大伤。nervous/emotional wreck The attack had left her an emotional wreck. 那次袭击让她变成了惊弓之鸟。4  accident 意外事故 American EnglishTTCACCIDENT an accident involving cars or other vehicles 〔汽车等〕交通事故 SYN crashcar/train/plane wreck My father died in a car wreck. 我父亲死于车祸。5  place 地方 a place that is very untidy 杂乱的地方 When you’re here, this place is a wreck! 你一来，这地方就变得乱糟糟的！6. old car 旧汽车 informalTTCCONDITION/STATE OF something an old car that is in a very bad condition 破烂不堪的汽车

Examples from the Corpus

wreck• She felt an absolute wreck, yet at the same time she felt acutely self-aware.• Mom looked like a complete wreck after the wedding.• The car was a complete wreck, but the driver escaped with minor injuries.• Without my exercise, I was a crying wreck.• It's embarrassing to be seen driving that old wreck.• I held her, trying to appear calm and composed on the outside, a shaking wreck on the inside.• Boss Mangan, the symbol of industrial and political might, is a love-stricken wreck easily manipulated by the go-getting Ellie Dunn.• Ten people were injured in the wreck.• Divers went down to search the wreck.• Investigators are searching the wreck for clues as to why the plane crashed.• Nobody could have survived the wreck.• The wrecks massing on shore, the wrecks made of ships in open water.• She also looked like a total wreck!• If there were no blizzard to shut down Washington, there would still be the budget train wreck.nervous/emotional wreck• At this rate she would go back to London a nervous wreck and have to resign.• By the time my friends left, l was a nervous wreck.• She was a nervous wreck, and all that was wrong with the child was measles.• Of course, we hardly needed to say, as we made our way upstairs, that we were both nervous wrecks.• It had to be learnt, if we were not to turn into nervous wrecks.• Just the thing for a twitching little nervous wreck who keeps passing out on her dinner dates.• Apparently some of them nervous wrecks.car/train/plane wreck• If there were no blizzard to shut down Washington, there would still be the budget train wreck.• And if the budget train wreck ended, there would still be -- political correctness.• The show-biz story of the decade has spawned the cinematic train wreck of 1996.• They leapt down the car wrecks and legged it across the ground towards the girl.• Something was burning out there, not in the car wreck ... but beside it.• Rain was hissing on the roof of the car wreck, fogging the scene still further.• It strode through the black rain to the car wreck in the forecourt, sensing the presence of more food.Origin wreck2 (1200-1300) Anglo-French wrek, from a Scandinavian language

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wreck¹ /rek/ verb [transitive]
1. to completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful way
   SYN  ruin:
    Injury threatened to wreck his sporting career.
    It was drink that wrecked their marriage.
2. to damage something such as a building or vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired:
    The car was completely wrecked in the accident.
3. if a ship is wrecked, it is badly damaged and sinks
   SYN  shipwreck:
    The ship was wrecked off the coast of Africa.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ destroy to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used or repaired: The earthquake almost completely destroyed the city. | The twin towers were destroyed in a terrorist attack.
   ▪ devastate to damage a large area very badly and destroy many things in it: Allied bombings in 1943 devastated the city. | The country’s economy has been devastated by years of fighting.
   ▪ demolish to completely destroy a building, either deliberately or by accident: The original 15th century house was demolished in Victorian times. | The plane crashed into a suburb of Paris, demolishing several buildings.
   ▪ flatten to destroy a building or town by knocking it down, bombing it etc, so that nothing is left standing: The town centre was flattened by a 500 lb bomb.
   ▪ wreck to deliberately damage something very badly, especially a room or building: The toilets had been wrecked by vandals. | They just wrecked the place.
   ▪ trash informal to deliberately destroy a lot of the things in a room, house etc: Apparently, he trashed his hotel room while on drugs.
   ▪ obliterate formal to destroy a place so completely that nothing remains: The nuclear blast obliterated most of Hiroshima.
   ▪ reduce something to ruins/rubble/ashes to destroy a building or town completely: The town was reduced to rubble in the First World War.
   ▪ ruin to spoil something completely, so that it cannot be used or enjoyed: Fungus may ruin the crop. | The new houses will ruin the view.

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wreck² noun [countable]1.  CAR/PLANE a car, plane, or train that has been damaged very badly, especially in a crash:
    He was still alive when they pulled him from the wreck.
2.  SHIP a ship that has sunk
   SYN  shipwreck
    wreck of
    Divers discovered the wreck of an old German warship.
3.  PERSON informal someone who is very nervous, tired, or unhealthy:
    He looked a complete wreck.
    nervous/emotional wreck
    The attack had left her an emotional wreck.
4.  ACCIDENT American English an accident involving cars or other vehicles
   SYN  crash
    car/train/plane wreck
    My father died in a car wreck.
5.  PLACE a place that is very untidy:
    When you’re here, this place is a wreck!
6.  OLD CAR informal an old car that is in a very bad condition
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ accident an event in which a vehicle is damaged and often someone is hurt: Her father died in a car accident. | Hugh had an accident on his way to work.
   ▪ crash a serious accident in which a vehicle hits something else: Rees-Jones was the only person to survive the crash. | a car/plane/train crash | He was killed in a plane crash.
   ▪ collision an accident in which two or more cars, trains etc hit each other: His car was involved in a collision with a train. | a head-on collision (=between vehicles that are driving towards each other): The actor was killed in a head-on collision while driving his new sports car.
   ▪ disaster a serious accident involving a train, plane, or boat, in which a lot of people are killed or injured: It was Britain’s worst air disaster.
   ▪ wreck American English an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ben nearly died in a car wreck.
   ▪ pile-up an accident that involves several cars or trucks: The pile-up happened in thick fog. | There was a 12-car pile-up on the motorway.
   ▪ fender-bender American English informal, prang British English informal a car accident in which little damage is done: Atkinson was involved in a fender-bender in the hotel parking lot. | At 15, he borrowed his parents’ car and had a prang.