wreck /rek/ I. vt. 破坏，毁坏；造成…失事，使遇难：The accident wrecked our hopes for a happy holiday. 这场事故打破了我们愉快度假的希望。［考句］The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were wrecked and many houses collapsed.强风使海边村庄造成巨大的损失，几艘渔船被毁坏，许多房屋倒塌。［考句］Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after her husband’s boat had been wrecked. Lackey夫人被床边的电话叫醒，这时她丈夫船已经出事12个小时了。‖II. n. ［u］ & ［c］ 失事，失事船(或飞机)，残骸：save a ship from wreck 营救失事船只 Divers exploring the wreck managed to salvage some coins and jewellery. 探险失事船只的潜水员成功打捞上了一些硬币和珠宝。
wreckage /ˈrekidʒ/ n. ［u］1.（船只等）失事，遭难：She wept at the wreckage of her hopes.面对希望的破灭她伤心地哭泣。2.（被毁物的）残骸：clear/remove the wreckage清除残骸The wreckage of the car was scattered over the roadside. 汽车残骸在路旁散了一大片。
