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ruinous ADJ

ruinous

毁灭性的 huǐmièxìngde

ruinous

破坏性的 pòhuàixìngde

▶ ruinously ADV

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English

The church became ruinous after a new church was built in 1862. en.wikipedia.org

The mausoleum is now ruinous and its lead roof has gone. en.wikipedia.org

All the houses are ruinous, some by shells fired in the war, others looted for their building materials. en.wikipedia.org

The main buildings of the inner bailey were totally reconstructed in 1301 but were reported to be in a ruinous condition only five years later. en.wikipedia.org

The chancel was abandoned in 1590, walled off from the rest of the church, and is now ruinous. en.wikipedia.org

The following year, after a series of initial podiums and a ruinous fall, he won the last two downhills of the season. en.wikipedia.org

There is a medieval castle on the island, although a ruinous state. en.wikipedia.org

By 1606, it had fallen into a ruinous state and had to be propped up. en.wikipedia.org

In the early 18th century some of the priory buildings were still in existence, but in a ruinous state. en.wikipedia.org

A motif of the novel is the ruinous effect that dictatorship can have on a nation and its citizens, emotionally and physically. en.wikipedia.org

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