ruination

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The olive is spoken of as the ruination of martini .
有人認(rèn)為橄欖會(huì)使馬丁尼酒走味。
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Most are smallholders, who fall easily into debt, and a dry summer can mean ruination.
他們主要都是一些小農(nóng)場(chǎng)主，很容易就會(huì)欠債，甚至，一個(gè)干旱的夏季就是意味著破產(chǎn)。
If you resent having to provide treats for marauding hordes of masked children, console yourself with the idea that you are contributing to the ruination of their teeth.
如果你憎恨必須得給那幫打劫的戴面具的小孩子們糖吃，那就安慰自己說我是在給他們長(zhǎng)蟲牙做貢獻(xiàn)。

But far from the mass ruination envisioned by these proselytizers, most of the long-term top-performing investment letters are using the panic to find great buying opportunities.
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And individuals formerly employed by the corporations, including a number of higher-ups as well as more rank-and-file executives and other professionals, face ruination and long prison terms.
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In 2010 the opening of a 4km bridge from the Chinese mainland to the island brought its picturesque villages within easier reach of the usual ruination by land-hungry developers.
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The ruination of someone or something is the act of ruining them or the process of being ruined.