1、ruin
毁坏;摧毁;严重损害
My wife was ruining her health through worry.
忧虑严重损害了我妻子的健康。
Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined.
这些村庄全部都被冲走了。道路和桥梁都被破坏了，农作物也全毁了。
毁灭;崩溃;瓦解;没落
The vineyards were falling into ruin.
这些葡萄园日渐没落。
She wasn't going to let her plans go to ruin.
她不会让她的计划破产的。
残余部分;残存部分
The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire.
他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。
He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
他站在那里一动也不动，呆呆地看着他残余的作品。
2、come back
回忆起;回想起来
He was also an MP — I'll think of his name in a moment when it comes back to me.
他当时也是一位国会议员，他的名字我得想一下才能记起来。
When I thought about it, it all came back.
当我回想起来，往事全都涌上了心头。
重新流行;再度时兴
I'm glad hats are coming back.
我很高兴又开始流行戴帽子了。
