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单词 landslide
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
land•slide /ˈlændˌslaɪd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Geologythe falling or sliding of a mass of soil or rock on or from a steep slope.
  2. Governmentan election in which a particular candidate or party receives an overwhelming number of votes.
  3. any overwhelming victory.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
land•slide  (land′slīd′),USA pronunciation n., v., -slid, -slid or -slid•den, -slid•ing. 
n. 
  1. Geologythe downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
  2. Geologythe mass itself.
  3. Governmentan election in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming mass or majority of votes:the 1936 landslide for Roosevelt.
  4. any overwhelming victory:She won the contest by a landslide.

v.i. 
  1. Geologyto come down in or as in a landslide.
to win an election by an overwhelming majority. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] land•slip  (land′slip′)USA pronunciation (for defs. 1, 2).
  • land + slide 1830–40, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
landslide /ˈlændˌslaɪd/ n
  1. Also called: landslip the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc, down the side of a mountain or cliff
  2. the material dislodged in this way
  3. an overwhelming electoral victory
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