ruin

台無しにする、駄目にする

使ったり楽しんだりできなくなるほど、物事を損なう。

やさしい英語で： To damage or spoil something so badly that it cannot be used or enjoyed.

• The rain ruined our picnic.
• Do not ruin the surprise by telling her.
• Have I ruined this shirt by washing it in hot water?

類義語： spoil, wreck, destroy

よく使う表現： ruin something, ruin someone's day, ruin the surprise, ruin someone's plans

破産させる、破滅させる

人や会社が財産の全部、または大部分を失うようにする。

やさしい英語で： To make a person or business lose all or most of their money.

• Those debts could ruin us.
• The failed investment ruined him financially.
• Rising costs have ruined several small businesses.

類義語： bankrupt, impoverish

反対語： enrich

よく使う表現： ruin someone financially, ruin a business, ruin a company

破壊する、廃墟にする

建物や場所を壊し、残骸しか残らないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To destroy a building or place so that only broken parts remain.

• The earthquake ruined the castle.
• Years of war had ruined the city.
• The fire ruined the church, leaving only its stone walls.

類義語： destroy, devastate, wreck

よく使う表現： ruin a city, ruin a castle, ruin a village

廃墟、遺跡

古い建物や壊された建物の、残っている部分。

やさしい英語で： The parts of an old or destroyed building that are still there.

• We visited the castle ruins.
• Only one wall of the ruin still stands.
• Archaeologists found pottery among the ancient ruins.

使い方： the ruins of something (We walked through the ruins of an old castle.)

類義語： remains

よく使う表現： ancient ruin, castle ruin, ruin of something

荒廃、崩壊

ひどく傷んだり、壊れたり、放置されて崩れたりした状態。

やさしい英語で： A state of being badly damaged, destroyed, or allowed to fall apart.

• The old mill fell into ruin.
• Years of neglect brought the estate to ruin.
• The palace lay in ruin until repairs began.

使い方： fall into ruin (The empty house slowly fell into ruin.)

類義語： destruction, decay, collapse

よく使う表現： fall into ruin, lie in ruin, complete ruin