financial ruin

基本解释

That is possibly overdone: the risk of being blamed for plunging the world’s greatest economy into financial ruin is a good incentive for all sides to reach a compromise.
这也许有些夸张了：因为承担将世界最大经济体拖入金融废墟责任的风险显然会使两党达成妥协。
The rich can indulge their weakness for cigarettes and alcohol without fear of financial ruin.
而富人脆弱时，则可以沉醉在烟酒中，不用担心财务问题。
I had no savings, and was aware that financial ruin was imminent unless I managed to earn some money quite quickly.
我没有任何积蓄，这才意识到，如果不尽快赚钱，那么财政危机迫在眉睫。

Bankers were forced to step in to save the company from financial ruin and Mister Durant was removed from control.
"But," he says, "it will give millions of families resigned to financial ruin a chance to rebuild."
But even that was not enough to save him from financial ruin.

The prospect of financial ruin was one reason why many people feared the introduction of democracy.
ECONOMIST: Market discipline works when other controls fail