landslide
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++land·slide /ˈlændslaɪd/ noun [countable] 1 [usually singular]WIN a victory in an election in which one person or party gets a lot more votes than all the others 一边倒的选举，一方选票占压倒性多数的选举 a landslide election victory 压倒性的选举胜利by a landslide The SNP candidate won by a landslide. 苏格兰民族党候选人以压倒性多数获胜。► see thesaurus at victory2. HEa sudden fall of a lot of earth or rocks down a hill, cliff etc 山崩，滑坡，塌方
Examples from the Corpus
landslide• He was re-elected in 1984 by a landslide.• The newspapers were predicting a landslide for Thatcher.• a landslide election victory• Flooding caused landslides and serious property damage.• Few people had expected Labour's landslide victory in 1945.landslide ... victory• The opposition call for a boycott of the election was almost universally observed yet the Government still claimed a landslide victory.• Instead, Nu scored a landslide victory, winning 159 seats to the 41 the Stable group secured.• Will the Conservative promise to abolish education bring them a landslide victory?• Dole won a landslide victory, giving him a 5-1 lead in delegates over Forbes, his nearest challenger.• Bolstered by his landslide electoral victory in 1972, the President moved to take on the legislature.• They haven't achieved such a swing since its landslide victory in 1945.• Nationally, the Labour Party had enjoyed a stunning landslide victory.• However, the landslide victory for reformist political leader president Khatami in 1997 has ushered in a new era of liberalism.land·slide nounChineseSyllable
victory an in in Corpus which a election
landslide
land‧slide /ˈlændslaɪd/
noun [countable]
1. [usually singular] a victory in an election in which one person or party gets a lot more votes than all the others:
a landslide election victory
by a landslide
The SNP candidate won by a landslide.
2. a sudden fall of a lot of earth or rocks down a hill, cliff etc
▪ victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute: The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England. | The party won a comfortable victory in the general election. | We’re very confident of victory.
▪win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition: It was an important win for the Yankees. | A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
▪triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics: Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.
▪conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it: the Spanish conquest of Mexico | Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
▪landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents: In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
▪walkover especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory: The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
▪upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated: Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.
land‧slide /ˈlændslaɪd/
noun [countable]1. [usually singular] a victory in an election in which one person or party gets a lot more votes than all the others:
by a landslide
2. a sudden fall of a lot of earth or rocks down a hill, cliff etc
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Running for election 参加选举
conduct/hold an election/a referendum举行选举／全民公决 ( especially
NAmE run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House竞选公职；参加竞选；竞选州长／市长／总统／美国总统 ( especially
BrE stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term参加竞选；竞选公职／议会议员；当工党候选人；竞选连任 hold/call/contest a general/national election举行／要求／角逐大选／全国选举 launch/run a presidential election campaign开始总统竞选活动 support/back a candidate支持候选人 sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate说服选民／全体选民 appeal to/attract/woo/target ( swing voters/NAmE ( floating votersBrE 吸引游离选民；寻求游离选民的支持；瞄准游离选民 fix/rig/steal an election/the vote操纵选举；暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting 投票
go to/be turned away from ( a polling station/especially
BrE ( a polling placeNAmE 去／被拒绝进入投票站投票 cast a/your vote/ballot (for sb)投（某人）一票 vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party投票给保守党候选人／民主党 mark/spoil your ballot paper在选票上做标记；投废票 count ( the postal votes/BrE ( the absentee ballotsespecially
NAmE 清点邮寄选票数 go to/be defeated at the ballot box去投票箱投票；竞选失败 get/win/receive/lose votes赢得／失去选票 get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote赢得大众／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的选票 win the election/(in the US ) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power赢得大选／（美国的）初选／议会中的一个席位／多数票／权力 lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat在选举中失败；失去多数人的支持／席位 win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)以压倒多数的选票获胜／掌权 elect/re-elect sb (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman选举／再度选举某人为市长／总统／议员／参议员／国会议员／国会女议员
Taking power 掌权
be sworn into office/in as president宣誓就职／就任总统 take/administer (in the US ) the oath of office（美国）宣誓就职；听取就职宣誓 swear/take (in the UK ) an/the oath of allegiance（英国）宣誓效忠 give/deliver (in the US ) the president's inaugural address发表（美国）总统就职演说 take/enter/hold/leave office就职；任职；离职 appoint sb (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister任命某人为大使／州长／法官／部长 form a government/a cabinet组建政府／内阁 serve two terms as prime minister/in office任两届总理；两届任职