名詞 wrack:

1. dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
2. the destruction or collapse of something
   同義詞：rack
3. growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
   同義詞：sea wrack

動(dòng)詞 wrack:

1. smash or break forcefully
   同義詞：bust up, wreck

1. The barn went to wrack and ruin after the farmer moved.
   那農(nóng)夫搬走之后，谷倉(cāng)就廢棄了。
2. The car will soon go to wrack and ruin standing out in all kinds of weather.
   汽車暴露于外任憑風(fēng)吹雨打日曬，很快就會(huì)報(bào)廢的。

wrack 也作 rack

n.（名詞）
Destruction or ruin.
破壞或毀滅
A remnant or vestige of something destroyed.
殘骸：被破壞的東西的殘骸或殘跡

來源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English wrôc [punishment] influenced by Middle Dutch wrak [shipwreck]
源自 古英語(yǔ) wrôc [懲罰] 受 中古荷蘭語(yǔ) wrak的影響 [破碎的船體]

wrack
wrack 2也作 rack

n.（名詞）

Wreckage, especially of a ship cast ashore.
殘?。簹埡。戎笒仐壴诎哆叺拇坏臍埡?/br>Chiefly British Violent destruction of a building or vehicle.
【多用于英國(guó)】 毀壞：對(duì)建筑物或車輛的嚴(yán)重破壞

Dried seaweed.
干海草或干海藻
Marine vegetation, especially kelp.
海洋植物，尤指海草
v.（動(dòng)詞）
wracked 也作 racked wrack.ing rack.ing wracks racks
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause the ruin of; wreck.
毀壞：造成破壞；損壞
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be wrecked.
遭到損壞

來源：
Middle English wrak
中古英語(yǔ) wrak
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ)