新聞美語 每日一字 "Rout"

10月25日的Bloomberg News一則新聞標題： Hong Kong Rout Threatens $15 Billion Derivatives Held by Koreans. 香港的潰敗威脅到韓國人持有的150億美元衍生品。 "Rout"作為名詞的中譯就是"潰敗"。 A disorderly retreat of defeated troops. "Rout"作為動詞的中譯就是壓倒性的"擊潰"。 To defeat an opponent completely. "Rout"的例句： The retreat degenerated into a rout. 撤退形成潰敗。 The Russian chess team routed all the rest. 俄羅斯國際象棋隊擊敗了所有對手。 "Rout"的同義字有： expel、defeat、overcome…