（2）vt. 毁灭，使破产

﹝搭配﹞

① be \lie in ruins 破败不堪

eg: The building is in ruins.

那座建筑物已成断壁残垣。

② fall into ruins 成为废墟

﹝辨析﹞ ruin \ destroy \ damage

ruin 指对物体或生命彻底的破坏，也可以指对美好的或希望中的事物的破坏。

destroy 指彻底毁坏，不能修复。

damage 指局部损坏，但可以修复。

填空：

（1）The building was completely destroyed by fire.

（2）His car hit a tree by the roadside and was damaged . So he had to have it repaired.

（3）My new shoes get ruined in the mud.

3、injure vt. 损害，伤害

eg:① Smoking will injure your health.

吸烟会损害你的健康。

② He get injured in a traffic accident last year.

去年他在一次交通事故中受了伤。