英语翻译A recent article in a weekly newspaper,for instance,was

英语翻译
A recent article in a weekly newspaper,for instance,was headed with a strikingillustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress,with the caption 'She was yet another victim,reduced to a screaming wreck'.
参考译文：例如,最近一家周报刊登了一篇文章,文章上方有一幅引人注目的插图,是一位表情沮丧的女子.图的文字说明是：“她是又一个受害者,成了只会尖叫的可怜虫.”
wreck的意思是?如果是意译是从原本的什么含义意译成可怜虫的?