[/rek; rɛk/] n [C] 用法: 1 (a) vehicle, aeroplane, etc that has been badly damaged, esp in an accident 严重损毁的车、 飞机等(尤指在事故中): The collision reduced the car to a useless wreck. 那辆汽车在碰撞事故中成了一堆废铁. (b) ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged, esp in a storm 破碎或严重损毁的船(尤指在暴风雨中): Two wrecks block the entrance to the harbour. 两艘船的残骸堵塞了通往港口的入口. 用法: 2 (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml) person whose physical or mental health has been seriously damaged 身体或精神严重受损伤的人: The stroke left him a helpless wreck. 他患中风之後成了不能自理的废人. * Worry about the business has turned her into a nervous wreck. 她生意上的烦恼事把她愁得不成人样了. wreck 2 v [Tn] destroy or ruin (sth) 毁坏或毁灭(某 物): The road was littered with wrecked cars. 公路上弃置著撞坏的汽车. * Vandals completely wrecked the train. 恣意破坏公物的人把那列车完全毁了. * They had been wrecked (ie shipwrecked) off the coast of Africa. 他们的船在非洲沿海遇难损毁. * (fig 比喻) The weather wrecked all our plans. 天气恶劣, 我们的计画全毁了. wreckern 用法: 1 person who wrecks sth 破坏某事物的人. 用法: 2 (US) vehicle used to tow away cars, lorries, etc that have broken down, been damaged, etc (拖走出事汽车等的)拖车. |