[mass noun]the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined 毁灭;毁坏;没落;破产;堕落 commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people. 商业上的不端行为造成成千上万人倾家荡产。 ■the state of being ruined 毁灭(或破败、倾圮、没落的)状态 the headquarters fell into ruination. 总部已坍塌。