ruinous

ruinous

英[ˈru:ɪnəs]美[ˈruənəs]

adj.<书> 耗资巨大的，无法承担的，破坏性的，导致严重问题的；

副词：ruinously;

例句

a ruinous disaster危害极大的灾祸

Few of the men she saw seemed worth a ruinous expenditure.她觉得,她认识的男子中,很少有值得她倾心相爱的.

The house was in a ruinous condition.房子倾圮了.

The economy of the state is experiencing the ruinous effects of the conflict.这个国家的经济正受到这次冲突的毁灭性影响。

Many Britons will still fear the potentially ruinous costs of their legal system.很多英国人仍然会对其司法体系可能产生的高昂费用表示担忧。

同义词

ruinous的同义词之：

英语四级真题

The Big Three American carmakers—General Motors, Ford and Chrysler—accumulated ruinous costs over the post-war years, such as gold-plated health plans and pensions for workers who retired as young as 48.

The Big Three American carmakers need restructuring to survive because they cannot cope with the ruinous costs accumulated over the post-war years.

they cannot cope with the ruinous costs accumulated over the post-war years.

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ADJ

(花费等)极其昂贵的，贵得离谱的

If you describe the cost of something as ruinous, you mean that it costs far more money than you can afford or than is reasonable.

例句

ADJ-GRADED

毁灭性的;导致毁灭的

A ruinous process or course of action is one that is likely to lead to ruin.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

破坏性的;导致严重问题的;灾难性的

<正>(城镇、建筑等)破败的;严重受损的;已成废墟的

adv.

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin;

2. causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin;