LEARNit Dictionary
wreck
noun
/rek/
UK
/rek/
US
1
a ship that has sunk or that has been very badly damaged
لاشه کشتی, کشتی شکسته, کشتی غرق شده, بقایای کشتی
see also
shipwreck
2
a car, plane, etc. that has been very badly damaged in an accident
لاشه, خرابه
Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.
She was pulled from the burning wreck by firefighters.
3
a person who is in a bad physical or mental condition
آدم نابود, انسان فروپاشیده, شخص تخریبشده, انسان از همگسیخته, آدم زخمخورده, آسیبدیده
Physically, I was a total wreck.
The experience left her an emotional wreck.
The interview reduced him to
a nervous wreck
.
4
a vehicle, building, etc. that is in very bad condition
خرابه, ویرانه
The house was a wreck when we bought it.
(figurative)
They still hoped to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage.
5
an accident in which a vehicle hits something, for example another vehicle, usually causing damage and often injuring or killing the passengers
تصادف, سانحه, حادثه رانندگی, تصادم
a
car/train wreck
verb
/rek/
UK
/rek/
US
1
to damage or destroy something
خراب کردن, ویران کردن, نابود کردن, از بین بردن, تخریب کردن
2
to cause something to fail completely
ویران کردن, نابود کردن, خراب کردن, تخریب کردن
The weather wrecked all our plans.
A serious injury nearly wrecked his career.
3
to damage a ship so much that it sinks or can no longer sail
غرق کردن, نابود کردن کشتی, صدمه زدن شدید به کشتی
The ship was wrecked off the coast of France.
see also
shipwreck