English Dictionary

ruin

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹuː.ɪn/

動詞

他動詞 廃用 歴史的

(transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of. / To destroy or make something no longer usable. / To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

日本語の意味

財政的破綻を引き起こす / 破壊する、または使用不能にする / 深刻な経済的損失を与え、倒産させる

The CEO's reckless investments could ruin the company and bankrupt its shareholders.

そのCEOの無謀な投資は会社を倒産に追い込み、株主を破産させる可能性がある。

意味（1）

(transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of.

With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!

意味（2）

To destroy or make something no longer usable.

He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.

意味（3）

To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses.

意味（4）

To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.

My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.

意味（5）

To make something less enjoyable or likeable.

I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.

意味（6）

To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.

意味（7）

(obsolete) To fall into a state of decay.

Though he his house of polisht marble build, / Yet shall it ruine like the Moth's fraile cell

意味（8）

(transitive, historical) To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.

The young libertine was notorious for ruining local girls.

ruins （ present singular third-person ）

ruining （ participle present ）

ruined （ participle past ）

ruined （ past ）

ruint （ dialectal nonstandard participle past ）

ruint （ dialectal nonstandard past ）