单词	meltdown
释义	meltdown /ˈmɛltdaʊn / noun 1A disastrous collapse or breakdown: the global financial system suffered a major meltdown... It's been a long time since I've had a major meltdown, and this time it was just about a puppy. Perhaps the most critical lesson learned from last year, however, is the heavy price corporate reputations pay for such meltdowns. While no one expects hedge-fund values to be listed in the daily newspapers, everyone would be relieved if fewer meltdowns appeared in the headlines. 1.1 informal An uncontrolled emotional outburst or a mental collapse: the story will revolve around her meltdown following the accident... King delivers a searing portrait of a troubled man approaching meltdown. She is a powerhouse of brooding, internal frustration on the verge of a meltdown. During a decisive meltdown, she kills her husband with the help of her obese maid. 2An accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core or shielding.I was 21 years old and it was three days after the partial meltdown of the reactor core.... Some nuclear critics had asserted that a core meltdown would inevitably breach containment. A year ago one of the company's nuclear plants came dangerously close to a core meltdown.
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