wrack

名词 wrack:

1. dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
2. the destruction or collapse of something
   同义词：rack
3. growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
   同义词：sea wrack

动词 wrack:

1. smash or break forcefully
   同义词：bust up, wreck

1. The barn went to wrack and ruin after the farmer moved.
   那农夫搬走之后，谷仓就废弃了。
2. The car will soon go to wrack and ruin standing out in all kinds of weather.
   汽车暴露于外任凭风吹雨打日晒，很快就会报废的。

wrack 也作 rack

n.（名词）
Destruction or ruin.
破坏或毁灭
A remnant or vestige of something destroyed.
残骸：被破坏的东西的残骸或残迹

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English wrôc [punishment] influenced by Middle Dutch wrak [shipwreck]
源自 古英语 wrôc [惩罚] 受 中古荷兰语 wrak的影响 [破碎的船体]

wrack
wrack 2也作 rack

n.（名词）

Wreckage, especially of a ship cast ashore.
残骸：残骸，尤指抛弃在岸边的船只的残骸
Chiefly British Violent destruction of a building or vehicle.
【多用于英国】 毁坏：对建筑物或车辆的严重破坏

Dried seaweed.
干海草或干海藻
Marine vegetation, especially kelp.
海洋植物，尤指海草
v.（动词）
wracked 也作 racked wrack.ing rack.ing wracks racks
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause the ruin of; wreck.
毁坏：造成破坏；损坏
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be wrecked.
遭到损坏

来源：
Middle English wrak
中古英语 wrak
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷兰语