| 单词 | landslide |
| 释义 | landslide (once / 3230 pages) n When dirt and rock from a mountainside coming sliding down, call it a landslide. Another kind of landslide takes place when one candidate soundly defeats another in an election. With either type of landslide, it's probably safest to stay out of the way! The political meaning of landslide is commonly used, but it's not the word's original definition. A geographical landslide occurs when a huge amount of earth slides down a slope or mountain, usually displacing rocks and vegetation and often houses and buildings as well. Landslides are caused by erosion, heavy rain, and earthquakes, among other events, and they're disruptive enough to give rise to the figurative meaning. WORD FAMILYlandslide: landslides USAGE EXAMPLESShe lost by a landslide in some Eastern Washington counties. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) It credited him with "unseen groundwork" to get Labour in a position to win its 1997 general election landslide. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) Storm surges and flooding were also expected in low-lying and coastal areas and landslides were feared in mountain slopes, the disaster agency said. Reuters(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff Syn|Hypo|Hyper landslip mudslide a landslide of mud rockslidea landslide of rocks slide (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. 2n an overwhelming electoral victory Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide Hyper triumph, victory a successful ending of a struggle or contest |
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