wrack

• 名词，指被冲到岸上的干海藻，也指毁灭、崩溃或失败，或指墨角藻、海带等海生植物的生长。

A noun referring to dried seaweed cast ashore, the destruction or collapse of something, or the growth of marine vegetation such as rockweeds and kelp.

1. C1formalbritish

   Dried seaweed, especially that which has been washed ashore by the sea.

   冲上岸的海藻

   • The beach was covered in wrack after the storm.
   • Farmers used wrack as a natural fertilizer for their fields.
   • They gathered wrack from the shore to use in their garden.

   同义词kelpseaweedtangle

2. Destruction or collapseC1formal

   The state of being destroyed, ruined, or collapsed.

   毁灭

   • The old building fell to wrack and ruin over the decades.
   • The economy was in wrack after the financial crisis.
   • His life went to wrack and ruin after the accident.

   同义词collapsedemolitiondestructiondevastationhavocruinwreckage

   反义词buildingconstructioncreation

3. Marine vegetationC1formalscientific

   A growth of large marine plants, such as rockweeds and kelp, found in coastal waters.

   海藻

   • The rocks were covered in thick wrack at low tide.
   • Divers observed the dense wrack beds beneath the surface.
   • Wrack provides a habitat for many small marine creatures.

   同义词kelpseaweedtangle

• 动词，指使人遭受强烈的肉体或精神痛苦，也指严重损害或毁坏某物。

A verb meaning to cause extreme physical or mental suffering, or to damage or destroy something severely.

1. Smash or break forcefullyC1formal

   To cause severe damage or destruction to something, often by violent force.

   摧毁

   • The storm wracked the coastal town, leaving debris everywhere.
   • The explosion wracked the building, shattering windows and walls.
   • The earthquake wracked the ancient temple, reducing it to ruins.

   同义词destroydevastateravageruinshattersmashwreck

   反义词buildconstructfixmendrepairrestore