trounce
/traʊns/ (bre, ipa) · /traʊns/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtrau̇n(t)s/ (ame, mw)
trounce — 動詞
- trouncepresent simple I / you / we / they
- trounceshe / she / it
- trouncedpast simple
- trouncing-ing form
1. in sports, competitions, or elections, to beat an opposing player, team, or cand
痛宰;徹底擊敗
以極大差距擊敗對手
in sports, competitions, or elections, to beat an opposing player, team, or candidate so thoroughly that they end up far behind in score, votes, or results.
The Rangers trounced their longtime rivals 6–0 in last night's match.
遊騎兵隊在昨晚的比賽中以 6 比 0 痛宰了宿敵。
collocation: trounce + opponent + [score]
Amara trounced her opponent in the city council election by more than twenty points.
Amara 在市議會選舉中以超過二十個百分點的差距徹底擊敗對手。
collocation: trounce + by [margin]
Our school chess club was trounced in every round of the regional tournament.
我們學校的西洋棋社在區域賽的每一輪都被對手痛宰。
The defending champion trounced the young newcomer in straight sets.
衛冕冠軍以直落三盤的比數痛宰了年輕新秀。
Diego trounced his older brother at table tennis every time they played.
Diego 每次和哥哥打乒乓球都把他打得落花流水。
- lose to
reverse direction: the trounced player loses to the trouncer
- be defeated by
formal passive antonym
文法句型
trounce + opponent
trounce + opponent + at [activity]
trounce + opponent + by [margin]
用法筆記
Frequent in sports reporting and election coverage, where a specific score or margin usually follows or is clearly implied. Less common in everyday conversation—speakers tend to use 'beat badly' or 'crush' instead.