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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6918 COCA: 7201

wreck
1 wreck /ˈrɛk/ noun
plural wrecks
1 wreck
/ˈrɛk/
noun
plural wrecks
Learner's definition of WRECK
[count]
1 
a  : a vehicle, airplane, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed严重损毁的机动车（或飞机等）
b  : a ruined or destroyed ship : shipwreck严重损毁的船
2 
US : an accident in which a car, airplane, train, etc., is badly damaged or destroyed（汽车、飞机、火车等的）失事，撞毁事故
3 
informal : a person who is very tired, ill, worried, or unhappy（身体或精神）严重受损的人
4 
informal : something that is not in good condition状况不好的东西
2 wreck /ˈrɛk/ verb
wrecks; wrecked; wrecking
2 wreck
/ˈrɛk/
verb
wrecks; wrecked; wrecking
Learner's definition of WRECK
[+ object]
1 
: to damage (something) so badly that it cannot be repaired毁坏；损坏
2 
: to ruin or destroy (something)破坏；毁坏
3 
: to destroy (a ship) by crashing it into something造成（轮船）失事 — usually used as (be) wrecked通常用作(be) wrecked
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6918 COCA: 7201

wreck

1 of 2

noun

ˈrek How to pronounce wreck (audio)
1
: something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
2
a
: shipwreck
b
: the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : destruction
c
: a violent and destructive crash
was injured in a car wreck
3
a
: a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship
b
: the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined
c
: something disabled or in a state of ruin or dilapidation
the house was a wreck
also : a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits
he's a nervous wreck

wreck

2 of 2

verb

wrecked; wrecking; wrecks

transitive verb

1
: to cast ashore
2
a
: to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence
a country wrecked by war
ambition wrecked his marriage
b
: shipwreck
c
: to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck
wrecked the car
3
: bring about, wreak
wreck havoc

intransitive verb

1
: to become wrecked
2
: to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun This car has never been in a wreck. The stress of her final exams made her a wreck. Dad was a nervous wreck on the day I had my surgery. Verb I wrecked my mother's car. Many houses were wrecked by the hurricane. The affair wrecked his marriage. Bad weather wrecked our vacation. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Jeremy Burkett said the wreck happened at 6:40 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 65, about three miles north of Prattville. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 Just ask Denny Hamlin, part of massive wreck late at Daytona a week ago. Pete Iacobelli, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 Highway Patrol officer Jason Tyhurst said the wreck happened at 5 a.m. along Interstate 80 west in Vacaville, about 35 miles west of Sacramento and 55 miles north of San Francisco. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 The wreck happened hours after LaGrange won a fifth straight USA South Tournament title with a 10-7 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan University. CBS News, 17 May 2022 Because of the striking similarities, for at least a decade, experts had hypothesized that the wreck might be the Dolphin. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022 The helicopter was en route to an undisclosed destination when the wreck occurred according to an FAA database. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Butler said evidence showed the wreck was survivable and the Hills died because they were crushed by the truck’s roof. Alia Malik, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 Anyone who witnessed the wreck is asked to call police at 513-352-2514. Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022
Verb
Like Watt, Micah Parsons is the type of rusher who can wreck a game. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2022 Garrett was the surefire No. 1 pick in 2017, an athletic marvel with the ability to wreck opposing offensive gameplans with his freakish ability to bend the edge. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022 Together, the reunited duo should wreck defenses in Class 6A under first-year head coach Marcus Gardner. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 The campaign’s brutal demands wreck her personal life. Micah Uetricht, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 Droughts usually wreck mosquitoes’ habitats by drying up moist breeding grounds, such as stagnant pools of water or swampy backyards. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 31 July 2022 Attempting a product overload at home can wreck your surfaces and plumbing. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2022 Limestone County authorities say a man who had already stolen a vehicle managed to steal and wreck both an ambulance and a fire truck early Sunday morning. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2022 Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. CBS News, 23 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English wrec, wrek, borrowed from Anglo-French wrek & Medieval Latin wreccum, borrowed from Old Norse *wrek, rek, going back to *wrek-a- "something driven," derivative of Germanic *wrekan- "to drive out" — more at wreak

Verb

Middle English wrekkyd (past participle), probably derivative of wrek wreck entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wreck was in the 12th century

Phrases Containing wreck
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6918 COCA: 7201
wreck

noun¹

 1of a ship船隻VERB + WRECK | PREPOSITION VERB + WRECK➤discover, find, locate發現失事船隻殘骸；找到失事船隻殘骸；查找失事船隻殘骸的位置◇Divers were sent down to try and locate the wreck.派潛水員下海去探查失事船隻殘骸的位置。➤explore探索失事船隻殘骸▸➤raise, salvage撈起沉船；打撈失事船隻殘骸◇They're going to try and raise the wreck from the sea bed.他們將設法從海底撈起失事船隻殘骸。➤salvage sth from從失事船上搶救某物PREPOSITION➤in a/the wreck在失事船隻裏◇They are worried about the oil still in the wreck.他們擔憂仍然留在失事船隻裏的石油。➤on a/the wreck在失事船隻殘骸上◇Heavy seas prevented salvage teams from landing on the wreck.巨浪使海上救援隊無法登上失事船隻殘骸。➤wreck of⋯的殘骸◇the wreck of the Titanic“泰坦尼克”號的殘骸
wreck

noun²

 2of a car/plane汽車；飛機ADJECTIVE | VERB + WRECK ADJECTIVE➤total整個殘骸▸➤crumpled扭曲的殘骸▸➤blazing, burning着火的／燃燒的殘骸◇Explosions ripped through the blazing wreck.着火的殘骸接連發生爆炸。VERB + WRECK➤be trapped in被困在失事殘骸中◇Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.有兩名乘客仍然被困在出事車輛中。➤escape, escape from逃離殘骸現場
wreck

noun³

 3 (especially NAmE) accident事故ADJECTIVE | VERB + WRECK | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤car, train車禍；火車撞車VERB + WRECK➤cause導致失事➤survive在事故中活了下來PHRASES➤like watching a car wreck, like watching a train wreck就像車禍／火車撞車一樣吸引眼球◇His attempts at damage control are like watching a car wreck.他進行損害控制的種種做法非常引人關注。➤a train wreck waiting to happen (= is likely to be a disaster) 可能出現災難◇The campaign is a train wreck waiting to happen.這場運動可能演變成災難。
wreck

noun⁴

 4of a person人ADJECTIVE | VERB + WRECK ADJECTIVE➤absolute, complete, total十足的廢人；大傷元氣的人；完全的廢人▸➤emotional, nervous情緒極度受傷的人；神經極度受損的人◇The interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.面試使他精神趨於崩潰。➤gibbering, quivering害怕得語無倫次的人；戰戰兢兢的人◇I always turn into a gibbering wreck at interviews.每當面試時，我總是緊張得語無倫次。➤physical身體垮了的人VERB + WRECK➤feel, look (both especially BrE) 感覺沒精打采；看上去沒精打采◇I hadn't slept for two days, and I felt a complete physical wreck.我已經兩天沒睡覺了，感覺身體都累垮了。➤reduce sb to (especially BrE) 使某人遭受極大損害
wreck

verb

ADVERB | VERB + WRECK ADVERB➤completely, totally完全毀掉；整個毀掉◇A bomb completely wrecked the building.一顆炸彈把這座建築完全炸毀了。➤almost, nearly幾乎毀掉▸➤effectively (especially BrE) 實際上毀掉VERB + WRECK➤try to, want to試圖／想要毀掉▸➤threaten to威脅要破壞◇a crisis that threatens to wreck the peace talks威脅到和平會談的危機

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