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rout1/raʊt/ n. & v.●n. 1a a disorderly retreat of defeated troops 溃退,溃散,溃败 b a decisive defeat (决定性的)失败,大败 2a an assemblage or company, esp. of revellers or rioters (尤指纵酒狂欢或闹事的)人群,乌合之众 b Law an assemblage of three or more persons who have made a move towards committing an illegal act 【法律】 (3 人或 3 人以上的)聚众闹事 3 riot, tumult, disturbance, clamour, fuss 混乱,骚动,动乱;喧嚣,忙乱 4 Brit. archaic a large evening party or reception [英古义]盛大晚会(或招待会) ●v. tr. cause to retreat in disorder; defeat 使溃散,使溃退;击败,打败 □ put to rout put to flight, defeat utterly 击溃,打垮 [Middle English from Anglo-French rute, Old French route, ultimately from Latin ruptus ‘broken’] |