a person or thing that wrecks, damages, or destroys something (失事的)肇事者,肇事原因;破坏者;毁坏者;造成破坏(或毁坏)的事物 [in combination]she was cast as a home-wrecker. 她被分配扮演家庭破坏者。 ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a person who breaks up damaged vehicles, demolishes old buildings, salvages wrecked ships, etc. to obtain usable spares or scrap (主北美)拆旧屋者;拆卸废旧汽车零件再利用者 ■(N. Amer.)a recovery vehicle (北美)牵引车,抢修车,救援车 ■(chiefly historical)a person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck in order to plunder or profit from the wreckage (主史)毁船打劫者;利用残骸船谋利者