meltdown

melt·down

M0209400 (mĕlt′doun′)n.1. A severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation.2. A disastrous situation; a failure or collapse: "No central bank or government institution existed ... to halt the meltdown, to stop the sudden run on the banks" (Evan I. Schwartz).3. Informal An emotional breakdown.

meltdown

(ˈmɛltˌdaʊn) n1. (Nuclear Physics) (in a nuclear reactor) the melting of the fuel rods as a result of a defect in the cooling system, with the possible escape of radiation into the environment2. informal a sudden disastrous failure with potential for widespread harm, as a stock-exchange crash3. informal the process or state of irreversible breakdown or decline: the community is slowly going into meltdown.

melt•down

(ˈmɛltˌdaʊn)

n. 1. the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements. 2. any quickly developing breakdown, mishap, or accident. [1960–65]

melt·down

(mĕlt′doun′) Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meltdown - severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escapingnuclear meltdownoverheating - excessive heating
	2.	meltdown - a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, disaster, cataclysm - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

Translations

核反应堆核心的熔毁

melt

(melt) verb to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated. The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was. 熔化，使熔化 熔化ˈmeltdown noun the melting of the radioactive material in a nuclear reactor as a result of the failure of the cooling system. (核子反應爐內)核反應堆核心熔毀 （核反应堆核心的）熔毁 ˈmelting-point noun the temperature at which a given solid melts. The melting-point of ice is 0 centigrade. 熔點 熔点ˈmelting pot noun a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend. The United States is often described as a melting pot. (種族、文化等的)大熔爐 民族的大熔炉