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    walkover

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++walk·o·ver /ˈwɔːkˌəʊvə $ ˈwɒːkˌoʊvər/ noun [countable]  informalWIN a very easy victory 轻易取得的胜利► see thesaurus at victory → walk over at walk1
    Examples from the Corpus
    walkover• If they were expecting this game to be a walkover, they were very wrong.• It should have been easy; it should have been a walkover.• Instead, the civil servants have had a walkover.• Like their rivals, they expect no gifts, no walkovers against an opponent who has lost heart and given up.
    walk·o·ver nounChineseSyllable
    victory easy very a Corpus


    walkover
    walk‧o‧ver /ˈwɔːkˌəʊvə $ ˈwɒːkˌoʊvər/ noun [countable]
    informal a very easy victory
    ⇨ walk over at walk1
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ 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.


    walk·overBrE /ˈwɔːkəʊvə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːkoʊvər/ 🔊 nounan easy victory in a game or competition （比赛或竞赛中的）轻易取得的胜利a victory given to a player or team because their opponent did not take part （因对手无法参赛的）不战而胜