rout
UK/raut/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A disorderly and overwhelming defeat, causing an enemy to flee in confusion
溃败，大败；乌合之众
v.
To defeat an enemy completely, causing them to flee in disorder
使溃败，彻底击溃
Root Breakdown
Native Englishroutother
=rout
Common Collocations
- 1.put to rout击溃，使溃败
- 2.suffer a rout遭遇惨败
- 3.complete rout彻底溃败
- 4.turn into a rout演变为溃败
Example Sentences
- 1.
The home team suffered a humiliating rout, losing by six goals to none.
- 2.
The general's bold strategy turned a near defeat into a complete rout of the enemy.
- 3.
What began as an orderly retreat quickly turned into a rout as panic spread through the ranks.