Collocations for wreck - noun
1. of a ship
VERB + WRECK
discover, find, locate
Divers were sent down to try and locate the wreck.
Divers were sent down to try and locate the wreck.
raise, salvage
They''re going to try and raise the wreck from the sea bed.
They''re going to try and raise the wreck from the sea bed.
salvage sth from | escape (from)
PREP.
in a/the ~
They are worried about the oil still in the wreck.
They are worried about the oil still in the wreck.
on a/the ~
Heavy seas prevented salvage teams from landing on the wreck.
Heavy seas prevented salvage teams from landing on the wreck.
~ of
the wreck of the Titanic
the wreck of the Titanic
2. of a car/plane
ADJ.
total | crumpled | blazing, burning
Explosions ripped through the blazing wreck.
Explosions ripped through the blazing wreck.
VERB + WRECK
be trapped in
Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.
Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.
3. of a person/thing
ADJ.
absolute, complete, total | emotional, nervous
The interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.
The interview reduced him to a nervous wreck.
gibbering, quivering, shaking, whimpering
I always turn into a gibbering wreck at interviews.
I always turn into a gibbering wreck at interviews.
physical
VERB + WRECK
feel, look
I hadn''t slept for two days, and I felt a complete physical wreck.
I hadn''t slept for two days, and I felt a complete physical wreck.
reduce sb to | escape (from) | salvage sth from
PREP.
~ of
They still hoped to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage.
They still hoped to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage.