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L0038300 (lănd′slīd′)n.1. a. The downward sliding of a relatively dry mass of earth and rock.b. The mass that slides. Also called landslip.2. a. A percentage of votes greatly exceeding the required margin of victory.b. An election that sweeps a party or candidate into office.3. A great victory.

land′slid′ing n.

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(ˈlændˌslaɪd) n1. (Physical Geography) a. the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc, down the side of a mountain or cliffb. the material dislodged in this way2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. an overwhelming electoral victoryb. (as modifier): a landslide win.

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(ˈlændˌslaɪd)

n., v. -slid, -slid -slid•den, -slid•ing. n. 1. the falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope. 2. the mass itself. 3. an election in which a particular candidate or party receives an overwhelming majority of votes. 4. any overwhelming victory. v.i. 5. to come down in or as if in a landslide. 6. to win an election by an overwhelming majority. Also called, esp. Brit.,land•slip (ˈlændˌslɪp) (for defs. 1, 2). [1830–40, Amer.]

land·slide

(lănd′slīd′)1. The downward sliding of a relatively dry mass of earth and rock.2. The mass of soil and rock that moves in this way.

landslide

The sudden slide down a slope or cliff of a mass of rocks or soil.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	landslide - an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	2.	landslide - a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or clifflandslipslide - (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.mudslide - a landslide of mudrockslide - a landslide of rocks

landslide

noun1. decisive victory, triumph, overwhelming majority, walkover He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.2. landslip, avalanche, rockfall The storm caused landslides and flooding.

Translations

一面倒的胜利山体滑坡山崩竞选中一方选票占压倒性多数

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(lӕnd) noun1. the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea. We had been at sea a week before we saw land.陆地2. a country. foreign lands.国家3. the ground or soil. He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.土地4. an estate. He owns land/lands in Scotland.地产 verb1. to come or bring down from the air upon the land. The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.着陆2. to come or bring from the sea on to the land. After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.登陆3. to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation. Don't drive so fast – you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!使陷入ˈlanding noun1. (an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground. an emergency landing; (also adjective) a landing place. 登陆，着陆 2. a place for coming ashore. 登陆处3. the level part of a staircase between flights of steps. Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.楼梯平台ˈlanding-gear noun the parts of an aircraft that carry the load when it lands. The accident was caused by the failure of the plane's landing-gear.起落架ˈlanding-stage noun a platform, fixed or floating, on which to land passengers or goods from a boat. 浮码头ˈlandlocked adjective enclosed by land. a landlocked country; That area is completely landlocked.为陆地围住的ˈlandlord – feminine ˈlandlady (plural ˈlandladies) – noun1. a person who has tenants or lodgers. My landlady has just put up my rent. 房东，地主 2. a person who keeps a public house. The landlord of the `Swan' is Mr Smith.店主ˈlandmark noun1. an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others. The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.界标2. an event of great importance. 里程碑land mine a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it. 地雷ˈlandowner noun a person who owns land, especially a lot of land. 地主（尤指大地主），土地拥有者 ˈLandrover^® (-rouvə) noun a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground. 多用途越野车ˈlandslide noun a piece of land that falls down from the side of a hill. His car was buried in the landslide.山崩ˈlandslide (victory) noun a clear victory in an election. Their political party won a landslide victory. 竞选中一方选票占压倒性多数，一面倒的胜利 ˈlandslide defeat noun a clear defeat in an election. 选举惨败，兵败如山倒 land up to get into a particular, usually unfortunate, situation, especially through one's own fault. If you go on like that, you'll land up in jail. 陷入（困境） land with to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task). She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news. 使负重担，使背上包袱 see how the land lies to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision. 弄清情况

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landslide

landslide,

rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rockrock,
aggregation of solid matter composed of one or more of the minerals forming the earth's crust. The scientific study of rocks is called petrology. Rocks are commonly divided, according to their origin, into three major classes—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
..... Click the link for more information. from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow, similar to an avalancheavalanche,
rapidly descending large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural forms of erosion and often seasonal, are usually classified by their content such as a debris
..... Click the link for more information. . Water-saturated soil or clay on a slope may slide downhill over a period of several hours. Earthflows of this type are usually not serious threats to life because of their slow movement, yet they can cause blockage of roads and do extensive damage to property. Mudflows are more spectacular streams of mud that pour down canyons in mountainous regions during major rainstorms where there is little vegetation to protect hillsides from erosion. The runoff from the storm and mud becomes a thin slurry that funnels down the canyons until it thickens and stops. Earthquakesearthquake,
trembling or shaking movement of the earth's surface. Most earthquakes are minor tremors. Larger earthquakes usually begin with slight tremors but rapidly take the form of one or more violent shocks, and end in vibrations of gradually diminishing force called
..... Click the link for more information. also may cause landslides by shaking unconsolidated or weathered material from slopes. Rockslides triggered by an earthquake in Montana in 1959 caused an entire mountainside to slide into the Madison River gorge, killing 27 people in its path, damming the gorge, and forming a new lake. Humans have triggered a number of tragic landslides that have caused great damage and loss of life. In the Los Angeles area of California, extensive real estate development carried out on hillsides has resulted in widespread mudflows after winter rains have saturated the over-steepened embankments of soil. In some areas, slow-moving earthflows have been initiated by the lubrication of certain types of underlying clays by septic tank effluent. Submarine slides, or a sliding mix of seawater and sediment, are called turbidity currents. Undersea landslides can travel several hundred miles across very gradual slopes, riding on a thin film of water that reduces friction.

Landslide

the sliding movement of rock masses down a slope under the action of the force of gravity. Landslides occur on particular segments of an incline or slope as a result of unbalance of the rocks caused by an increase in the steepness of the slope through erosion by water, weakening of the rock by weathering or supersaturation by precipitation and groundwater, seismic shocks, or construction and economic activity carried out without consideration for the geological conditions of the terrain (breaking up slopes by road excavation, excessive watering of gardens and orchards on slopes, and so on).

Landslides most often occur on slopes composed of alternating impervious (clayey) and water-bearing rock (for example, sand and gravel or fissured limestone). The development of landslides is also promoted by types of bedding in which layers are inclined in the direction of the slope or are crossed by fissures going in the same direction. Landslides assume the form of a flow in strongly moistened clayey rock. A landslide is often semicircular in cross section (see Figure 1), forming a depression in the slope that is called the landslide cirque.

Figure 1. Cross section of a landslide

Landslides cause great damage to farmland, industrial enterprises, and populated areas. Reinforcement works and drainage structures are constructed to combat landslides, piles are driven to secure the slopes, and vegetation is planted.

REFERENCE

Knorre, M. E., S. K. Abramov, and I. S. Rogozin. Opolzni i mery bor’by s nimi. Moscow, 1951.

landslide

[′lan‚slīd] (geology) The perceptible downward sliding or falling of a relatively dry mass of earth, rock, or combination of the two under the influence of gravity. Also known as landslip.

landslide

1. a. the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc., down the side of a mountain or cliff b. the material dislodged in this way 2. a. an overwhelming electoral victory b. (as modifier): a landslide win

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noun decisive victory

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noun an overwhelming electoral victory

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noun a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

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