LEARNit Dictionary

ruin

verb
B2+
1
B2+
to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.
خراب کردن, ویران کردن, نابود کردن, تباه کردن, ضایع کردن, از بین بردن
synonym spoil(1), wreck
2
B2+
to make somebody/something lose all their money, their position, etc.
تباه کردن, ورشکست کردن, بدبخت کردن
If she loses the court case it will ruin her.
The country was ruined by the war.
noun
B2+
1
B2+
the state or process of being destroyed or severely damaged
ویرانی, خرابی, تباهی, نابودی
2
B2+
the parts of a building that remain after it has been destroyed or severely damaged
خرابه, ویرانه, بقایای بنا, مانده‌ی ساختمان
The old mill is now little more than a ruin.
We visited the ruins of a Norman castle.
Two bodies were found among the charred ruins of the house.
(figurative)He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career.
3
B2+
the fact of having no money, of having lost your job, position, etc.
ورشکستگی
The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.
The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.
The war brought the country to the brink of ruin.
4
something that causes a person, company, etc. to lose all their money, job, position, etc.
ورشکستگی
Gambling was his ruin.
synonym downfall