（建筑、城市等）成废墟、被毁坏得很严重；也可引申为（计划、生活、情绪等）彻底崩溃、乱成一团。
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After the earthquake, the old church was in ruins.
地震后，那座老教堂成了一片废墟。
By the time they arrived, the company’s reputation was in ruins, and rebuilding trust took years.
等他们赶到时，公司的声誉已彻底崩塌，重建信任花了好几年。
Ruin 源自古法语 ruine，进一步来自拉丁语 ruina（“倒塌、坍毁”）。短语 in ruins 中的 ruins 常用复数，强调“残垣断壁/遗迹”这一具体可见的结果；引申义则把“坍塌”借喻为“局面或精神的崩溃”。
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