| 释义 |
rout¹ /raʊt/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 溃退，溃败；大败
The enemy was in full rout. 敌人全军溃退。
2. 〈古〉嘈杂的人群；乌合之众
3. 骚乱；〈旧〉【律】聚众闹事
4. 〈古〉(人)群；一伙，一帮；[总称]随员；侍从
a rout of roisters 一伙喧闹者
5. 〈英〉〈古〉盛大交际晚会(或宴会)
II vt.
击溃，打垮；使溃退；使大败
be routed at the polls 落选
Our team routed its opponents by a score of ten to one. 我队以10比1大败对方。
[< AngNorm rute < OFr: disorderly band < L ruptus broken < rumpere to burst; 见 ROUTE] phr. put to rout 打垮，击溃 put to rout an army of 60,000 men 击溃一支6万人的军队 |