wreck

残骸、難破船

ひどく壊れた車や船などの、残った部分。

やさしい英語で： The remains of a vehicle, ship, or other thing that has been badly damaged.

• Divers found a wreck.
• The wreck of the ship lies near the coast.
• They removed two wrecks from the road.

類義語： wreckage, ruins

よく使う表現： ship wreck, car wreck, wreck of something

ぼろぼろの人、ぼろぼろのもの

体や心がひどく弱った人、または非常に傷んだ物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing in a very bad physical or emotional condition.

• I was a nervous wreck.
• The old house is a complete wreck.
• After three sleepless nights, she looked a wreck.

類義語： mess

よく使う表現： emotional wreck, nervous wreck, complete wreck

破壊する、大破させる

直したり使ったりできないほど、ひどく壊す。

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

• He wrecked his car.
• The storm wrecked several boats in the harbor.
• A falling tree wrecked our garage.

類義語： destroy, demolish

よく使う表現： wreck a car, wreck a ship, wreck something completely, wreck a building

台無しにする

物事をひどく損なったり、失敗に終わらせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To spoil something badly or make it fail.

• The rain wrecked our plans.
• That decision wrecked his career.
• Constant arguments can wreck a friendship.

類義語： ruin, spoil, destroy

よく使う表現： wreck your plans, wreck a marriage, wreck your chances