wreck
wreck
noun
[with obj.](一般作 be wrecked)
noun
- the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck
（船舶的）失事，遇难
the survivors of the wreck.
这次船难的幸存者。
■a ship destroyed in such a way
沉船，失事船，遇难船
the salvaging of treasure from wrecks.
从沉船上打捞财宝。
■[mass noun](Law)goods brought ashore by the sea from a wreck
(律)（船舶失事后被冲上岸的）残货，沉船漂浮物
the profits of wreck.
残货收益。
■something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed
遭到严重破坏的东西（尤指建筑物、车辆）
the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck.
飞机只剩下一堆闷燃的残骸。
the wreck of their marriage.
他们破裂的婚姻。
■the disorganized remains of something that has suffered damage or destruction
残留物，残骸
■(N. Amer.)a road or rail crash
(北美)车祸；火车撞车
a train wreck.
火车残骸。
■a person whose physical or mental health or strength has failed
受到严重损害的人
the scandal left the family emotional wrecks.
那个丑闻使这个家留下了感情上的伤痕。
[with obj.](一般作 be wrecked)
- cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up
造成（船舶）失事，使遇难
he was drowned when his ship was wrecked.
当他的船失事时，他被淹死了。
■involve (someone) in such a wreck
使（某人）遇难
sailors who had the misfortune to be wrecked on these coasts.
不幸在这些海岸遇难的海员们。
■[no obj.][usu. as noun wrecking](chiefly historical)cause the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo
(主史)毁船打劫
the locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking.
当地人又干起毁船打劫的老勾当来。
■[no obj.](archaic)suffer or undergo shipwreck
(古)遭遇（船舶）失事，遇难
■destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar)
破坏，毁坏（建筑物、车辆等）
the blast wrecked 100 houses.
狂风毁坏了100幢房子。
■spoil completely
彻底破坏，彻底毁坏
an eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
眼睛受伤彻底毁了他的职业生涯。
■[no obj.][usu. as noun wrecking](chiefly N. Amer.)engage in breaking up badly damaged vehicles, demolishing old buildings, or similar activities to obtain usable spares or scrap
(主北美)（为获取有用的零件、碎片而）拆，拆除（破汽车、旧建筑物等）
- Middle English (as a legal term denoting wreckage washed ashore): from Anglo-Norman French wrec, from the base of Old Norse reka 'to drive'; related to wreak
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