大敗

たいはい【大敗】

complete defeat

〖U〗〖C〗完全な敗北

crushing defeat

〖U〗〖C〗壊滅的な敗北

rout

〖U〗〖C〗壊滅的敗走；大敗北， 総崩れ.

¶ → 大敗させる

¶ → 大敗する

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たいはい【大敗】

a crushing [heavy, serious, severe, complete, decisive, total, disastrous, terrible] defeat; an ignominious [utter] defeat; a [an utter] rout; 《口》 a drubbing; a thrashing; 《米》 a shellacking.

～する be soundly defeated; sustain [suffer, meet with] a crushing defeat; be routed; be put to rout; be beaten hollow; get [receive, take] a thrashing.

●選挙で大敗する be soundly defeated in an election; lose an election outright

・第 3 戦は 17 対 2 で大敗した. They were drubbed [thrashed, beaten hollow, 《米》 shellacked] (by) 2 to 17 in the third round.

・大敗させる defeat utterly; beat decisively; put to rout; beat sb hollow; 《口》 drub; plaster; thrash; 《米》 shellac(k).

●大敗を喫する get a thrashing; receive a drubbing.