5N-PLURAL 残余部分;残存部分The ruins of something are the parts of it that remain after it has been severely damaged or weakened. 残余部分;残存部分
The new Turkish republic he helped to build emerged from the ruins of a great empire. [+ of]
他帮助建立起的新土耳其共和国是从一个伟大帝国的废墟上发展起来的。
He stood very still, staring in at the ruins of his work.
他站在那里一动也不动,呆呆地看着他残余的作品。
6N-COUNT [usually plural]废墟;遗迹;断壁残垣The ruins of a building are the parts of it that remain after the rest has fallen down or been destroyed. 废墟;遗迹;断壁残垣
One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion.
爆炸发生将近两个小时以后,在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。
There's only the mountain in this direction, and higher up an old ruin, an abandoned castle.