ruinous 雅思专八

1.The house was in a ruinous condition.

房子倾圮了。

2.O thou that dost inhabit in my breast, Leave not the mansion so long tenantless, Lest, growing ruinous, the building fall And leave no memory of what it was.

啊，您这栖身在我胸怀中人儿，不要让这房子这么长久空旷，惟恐它破坏了会倒下，使得无人记起它昔日光华。