糟糕透顶（的状态）;破损，损坏
a state of decay
go to rack and ruin The whole farm was going to rack and ruin. 整个农场逐渐变得破败不堪。
Over the years, they let the house go to rack and ruin.
Many of the former mill towns are trying to avoid wrack and ruin by increasing tourism.
The city had been abandoned, and the grand buildings in the square were in rack and ruin.
Why would anyone allow such a place to fall into wrack and ruin?
See also: rack noun (DECAY)