ruinous meaning in English
adj.
破坏性的,招致毁灭的;没落的;破坏的;已成废墟的。 a ruinous heap 倾圮的一堆,废墟。
adv.
-ly
Examples
- There was no use selling at ruinous figures .
以亏本太大的价格出卖是无济于事的。 - The prices in that restaurant are absolutely ruinous .
那家饭馆的价钱贵得能把人坑死。 - He went to the money lenders and borrowed on ruinous terms .
他去跟放高利贷的人借钱,订了使他破产的契约。 - Few of the men she saw seemed worth a ruinous expenditure .
她觉得,她认识的男子中,很少有值得她倾心相爱的。 - The rector was obliged to take up the money at a ruinous interest, and had been struggling ever since .
牧师没法,只能出了重利钱借债填补亏空,从此便拮据不堪。