wreck
n[C]
1
(a) vehicle, aeroplane, etc that has been badly damaged, esp in an accident 嚴重損毀的車、 飛機等(尤指在事故中)
The collision reduced the car to a useless wreck. 那輛汽車在碰撞事故中成了一堆廢鐵.
(b) ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged, esp in a storm 破碎或嚴重損毀的船(尤指在暴風雨中)
Two wrecks block the entrance to the harbour. 兩艘船的殘骸堵塞了通往港口的入口.
2 (usu sing 通常作單數) (infml 口) person whose physical or mental health has been seriously damaged 身體或精神嚴重受損傷的人
The stroke left him a helpless wreck. 他患中風之後成了不能自理的廢人.
Worry about the business has turned her into a nervous wreck. 她生意上的煩惱事把她愁得不成人樣了. wreck, v [Tn]
destroy or ruin (sth) 毀壞或毀滅(某 物)
The road was littered with wrecked cars. 公路上棄置著撞壞的汽車.
Vandals completely wrecked the train. 恣意破壞公物的人把那列車完全毀了.
They had been wrecked (ie shipwrecked) off the coast of Africa. 他們的船在非洲沿海遇難損毀.
(fig 比喻) The weather wrecked all our plans. 天氣惡劣, 我們的計畫全毀了. wreckern
1 person who wrecks sth 破壞某事物的人.
2 (US) vehicle used to tow away cars, lorries, etc that have broken down, been damaged, etc (拖走出事汽車等的)拖車.