wreck

rek

四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

n. something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
n. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

n. 失事, 残骸, 破坏
vt. 使失事, 拆毁, 破坏
vi. (船)失事, 营救失事船只

Collins 星级

6,918

BNC 频率

7,201

使用频率

wreck 这个词没有明显的词根或词缀，但它与古英语中的 wræccan（意为扭曲或破坏）有关，理解其含义可以帮助记忆。

例句

1. The storm caused a ship to wreck on the shore.

暴风雨使一艘船在海岸上遭遇失事。

2. He was devastated when he saw the wreck of his car after the accident.

看到事故后自己车子的残骸，他感到非常沮丧。

3. The old building was left to wreck after years of neglect.

这栋老建筑经过多年的疏忽后，被遗弃得一片狼藉。