| 单词 | rout |
| 释义 | rout (once / 1095 pages) 1nv 2n 3v When you think about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, associate a rout with the agonizing defeat. A rout is the kind of humiliating loss that makes you wish you would have been injured in the first quarter so you could have avoided the outcome. One way to remember the meaning of the word rout is to consider its similarity to the word riot, both suggesting a disastrous mess. One interesting thing about the word rout is that whether it's used as a noun or as a verb, it's spelled the same and implies a similar meaning. "The losing team suffers during a rout while the winning team actually routs them!" Whichever form you use, you're referring to a pretty devastating defeat. WORD FAMILYrout: router, routs+/router: routers USAGE EXAMPLESThat launched a streak in which Baltimore won six of eight, including a 38-6 rout of Miami . Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) No. 17 Xavier won twice this week, including a dominant 82-56 rout over Providence on Wednesday. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Coach Jeff Fisher was fired after a Week 14 rout by the Atlanta Falcons and they are in the midst of a six-game losing streak. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n an overwhelming defeat Hyper defeat, licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest 2v defeat disastrously Syn|Hyper spread-eagle, spreadeagle beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 3v cause to flee 2rout out the fighters from their caves Syn|Hyper expel, rout out defeat, get the better of, overcome win a victory over n a disorderly crowd of people 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper mob, rabble lynch mob a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority crowd a large number of things or people considered together 1v dig with the snout Syn|Hyper root, rootle cut into, delve, dig, turn over turn up, loosen, or remove earth 2v make a groove in Syn|Hyper gouge core out, hollow, hollow out remove the interior of |
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