1·The abbey was in ruins.
这座修道院成了一片废墟。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The scandal left his reputation in ruins.
这件丑闻使他身败名裂。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Its heavily subsidized economy is in ruins.
它的严重依赖于资助的经济已崩溃了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.
经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·The houses on the seaward side of the road were all in ruins.
马路临海一侧的房屋全都成了废墟。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins.
他在监狱服了4年刑,出狱后发现他的辉煌事业已经毁了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
15秒之内一个大城市变成了废墟。
8·When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighbourhood in ruins.
第二天，当他们回到洛基韦时，发现他们家附近已经成了废墟。
9·On approaching the house from the back, he entered an open room, where nearly all the walls lay in ruins.
从后面走近这所房子的时候，他走进一个开着门的房间，里面的墙几乎都严重受损。
10·The house in which Schmeisser and his colleagues used to live is now in ruins.
施梅瑟和他的同事曾住过的那栋房子现在已经成为废墟。