单词 | landslide |
释义 | landslide /land"sluyd'/, n. , v. , landslid, landslid or landslidden, landsliding. n. 1. the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope. 2. the mass itself. 3. an 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. 5. to come down in or as in a landslide. 6. to win an election by an overwhelming majority. Also called, esp. Brit., landslip /land"slip'/ (for defs. 1, 2). [1830-40, Amer.; LAND + SLIDE] |
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