Definition (状态)
A state of severe damage, decay, or destruction; a condition of complete ruin or dilapidation.
衰败的状态；破败不堪
The old house fell into rack and ruin due to years of neglect.
这栋老房子由于多年无人照料，已陷入破败不堪的状态。
If we don't act now, the entire project will go to rack and ruin.
如果我们现在不行动，整个项目将会彻底毁掉。
The city was left in rack and ruin after the war.
战争过后，这座城市陷入了一片废墟。