rout
[raʊt] verb transitive formal
■to defeat an enemy completely and force them to run away 击溃，使彻底溃败，彻底击败•figurative The Russian chess team have routed all the rest.俄罗斯国际象棋队把其他参赛队都打了个落花流水。
[raʊt] verb transitive formal
Phrasal Verbs [M] rout sb out US
■to make someone come out of the place where they are 赶走（某人），将（某人）撵走，驱赶（某人）•His wife had to rout him out of the crowd.他的妻子不得不把他硬拖出人群。
[raʊt] noun countable
■defeat 溃败，彻底失败•The battle/election was a complete and utter rout.那次战役／选举一败涂地。 |