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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++trounce /traʊns/ verb [transitive]  BEAT/DEFEATto defeat someone completely 彻底打败,击溃 We were trounced 13–0. 我们以013惨败。see thesaurus at beat→ See Verb table
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trounceNobody seemed to have any doubt that Pencader would trounce his rivals on his debut at Newbury last month.It's Washington's worst loss since Detroit trounced them 38-6.
trounce verbChinese
someone completely Corpus defeat to


trounce
trounce /traʊns/ verb [transitive]
to defeat someone completely:
    We were trounced 13–0.
     
THESAURUS
    beat to get more points, votes etc than someone. Beat is used especially in spoken English: We should have beaten them easily. | I always beat my brother at tennis.
    defeat to beat someone. Defeat is more formal than beat and is used especially in writing: England were defeated by 2 goals to 1. | Bush defeated Kerry in the election.
    trounce /traʊns/ to defeat someone completely in a game: They were trounced 20–0 by Kuwait.
    thrash British English informal, cream American English informal to beat someone very easily in a game: Of course, they totally creamed the other team. | I hope we thrash them!
    wipe the floor with somebody informal to beat someone completely in a game or argument: She wiped the floor with her opponent in the debate. | They won a £1,000 prize after wiping the floor with the opposition in a bowling competition.


trounceBrE /traʊns/ 🔊NAmE /traʊns/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they trounce BrE /traʊns/ 🔊 NAmE /traʊns/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it trounces BrE /ˈtraʊnsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtraʊnsɪz/ 🔊past simple trounced BrE /traʊnst/ 🔊 NAmE /traʊnst/ 🔊past participle trounced BrE /traʊnst/ 🔊 NAmE /traʊnst/ 🔊 -ing form trouncing BrE /ˈtraʊnsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtraʊnsɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (formal) to defeat sb completely 彻底打败;击溃Brazil trounced Italy 5–1 in the final. 在决赛中巴西队以 5:1 狂胜意大利队。🔊🔊