| 单词 | ruinous |
| 释义 | ruinous adjective formaluk/ˈruː.ɪ.nəs/us/ˈruː.ə.nəs/causinggreatharmanddestruction: 毁灭性的，破坏性的，灾难性的ten ruinousyearsofwar灾难性的10年 Dangerous and harmful
ruinous| American Dictionaryruinous adjective[not gradable] us/ˈru·ɪ·nəs/causingpermanentandsevereharm: ruinouscosts ruinous| Business Englishruinous adjective uk/ˈruːɪnəs/uscausinggreatharmordestruction: Thebankhadcapitaltospare, which theylostin aseriesof ruinoustakeovers. be ruinous to sthTheproposedbillis ruinous to thehomebuildingindustry. ruinouslyadverb It is ruinouslyexpensiveforlocale-commercecompaniestoacceptcreditcardsonline. Examplesofruinousruinous This benefits employers unable or reluctant to lower wages in response to disruptive and sometimesruinousprice reductions and lowprice competitive entry. From theCambridge English Corpus Sodomites were 'devils in human shape', respectable on the outside butruinouswithin. From theCambridge English Corpus She was forced to marry a second time; and she was forced into aruinousmatch. From theCambridge English Corpus At least half of all opium users took it in excess withruinouseffects on their health, their morals and their finances. From theCambridge English Corpus Theruinoussetting suggests the pleasures of tasteful disintegration and ornamental decay, the conventional objects of the eighteenth-century antiquarian imagination. From theCambridge English Corpus The shell subsequently disintegrated into aruinousand dangerous state. From theCambridge English Corpus They were powerless to stop incidents of corruption and were unable to stop potentiallyruinousmaterial finding its way - via the trustees - into the structure. From theCambridge English Corpus It was occupied by a pair of industrial sheds in aruinousstate which most architects and developers would have demolished without a second thought. From theCambridge English Corpus What is striking about this painting is the contrast between the youthful and beautiful sibyl set against a middle ground of ageing andruinousbuildings. From theCambridge English Corpus A complaint to an outside agency, the media, or an animal rights organization could have even moreruinousconsequences. From theCambridge English Corpus And if caught somewhere in the middle, does the practitioner adopt a self-serving course of action aimed at deflecting aruinouslawsuit rather than benefiting either "patient"? From theCambridge English Corpus Alas, this too proved to be a company inruinousfinancial position. From theCambridge English Corpus If, on the other hand, the friend came to see just howruinousthat decision would be, then she would not have the power to choose it. From theCambridge English Corpus Overbuilding in any century isruinous. From theCambridge English Corpus That continued and perpetual uncertainty isruinousto the trade of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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