wrecking
[rˈɛkɪŋ] /ˈrek How to pronounce wreck (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /rek/ (bre, ipa) · [rˈɛkɪŋ] /rek/ (ame, ipa)
wrecking — 名詞
1. the act or process of destroying a large object such as a building, ship, or bri
拆毀；破壞
拆毀建物或船等的大規模破壞
the act or process of destroying a large object such as a building, ship, or bridge so badly that only damaged remains are left
Residents protested the wrecking of the old cinema near the river.
居民抗議拆毀河邊那間老戲院。
the wrecking of + [building]
A wrecking crew arrived before sunrise to pull down the burned factory.
一支拆毀工作隊在日出前就到了，準備拆掉那間被燒毀的工廠。
wrecking crew: workers hired to tear structures down
The business made money from wrecking old ships for scrap metal.
那家公司靠拆毀舊船回收廢金屬賺錢。
Insurance covered the wrecking and removal of the storm-damaged bridge.
保險理賠包含拆毀和移走那座被暴風雨打壞的橋。
- demolition
usually refers to planned tearing down of buildings
- destruction
broader and can include any kind of severe damage
- dismantling
often suggests careful taking apart rather than violent damage
- preservation
keeping a building or object safe instead of destroying it
文法句型
the wrecking of + [building/ship]
wrecking + crew/yard/ball
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It commonly appears in the pattern 'the wrecking of ...' for a specific act, or before another noun in phrases such as 'wrecking crew' and 'wrecking ball'.
常見錯誤
wrecking — 動詞
- wreckingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wreckings3rd person singular
- wreckinging-ing form
- wreckingedpast simple
1. to damage a vehicle, building, machine, or other physical thing so severely that
毀壞；撞毀
把車屋等實物嚴重弄壞
to damage a vehicle, building, machine, or other physical thing so severely that it is left broken and unusable
The storm is wrecking fishing boats tied along the harbor wall.
暴風雨正毀壞綁在港邊的漁船。
be wrecking + [physical object]: ongoing damage
Bilal wrecked the garden gate when the truck backed up too fast.
卡車倒退太快時，Bilal 撞毀了花園的門。
Fire swept through the factory, wrecking every machine on the ground floor.
大火燒過工廠，把一樓的每台機器都毀壞了。
The blast wrecked two classroom windows and cracked the hallway ceiling.
爆炸毀壞了兩扇教室窗戶，還震裂了走廊天花板。
A falling tree wrecked Mira's shed during the night storm.
夜裡暴風雨中倒下的樹把 Mira 的小棚子撞毀了。
文法句型
wreck + [vehicle/building/object]
be wrecked by + [storm/crash/blast]
用法筆記
Use this sense for concrete things that can be smashed, flooded, or broken beyond normal repair. Passive forms are common when the damage comes from an accident, storm, or explosion.
常見錯誤
2. to cause a plan, chance, relationship, or other non-physical thing to fail so ba
搞砸；毀掉
讓計畫或機會徹底失敗
to cause a plan, chance, relationship, or other non-physical thing to fail so badly that it cannot continue in the hoped-for way
Missing the final train wrecked our plan to reach Taitung tonight.
錯過末班車毀掉了我們今晚到台東的計畫。
wreck + plan: ruin an arrangement
One leaked email wrecked Olivia's chances of getting the promotion.
一封外流的電子郵件搞砸了 Olivia 升職的機會。
wreck chances of + -ing
The lie about team money is wrecking trust between the coach and the players.
那個關於球隊經費的謊言正毀掉教練和球員之間的信任。
Christopher feared the lie would wreck his friendship with Takeshi.
Christopher 擔心那個謊言會毀掉他和 Takeshi 的友誼。
Months of delays wrecked public confidence in the mayor's housing plan.
連月延誤毀掉了大眾對市長住宅計畫的信心。
文法句型
wreck + [plan/chance/relationship/confidence]
wreck chances of + -ing
用法筆記
The object is usually an abstract noun such as plan, chance, trust, confidence, or relationship. If the thing being harmed is a car, roof, or machine, use sense 1 instead.