landslide
noun /ˈlændslaɪd/
/ˈlændslaɪd/
- (also landfall)a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff
（山坡或悬崖的）崩塌，塌方，滑坡，地滑 - The house was buried beneath a landslide.
房子被埋在滑坡下面。
Wordfinder- avalanche
- cyclone
- disaster
- earthquake
- eruption
- flood
- hurricane
- landslide
- tornado
- tsunami
Topics The environmentb2- The floods caused a landslide.
洪水导致了山体滑坡。 - The town was destroyed by a landslide.
该镇毁于滑坡。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + landslide- cause
- trigger
- destroy something
- The house was buried beneath a landslide.
- an election in which one person or party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties
一方选票占压倒多数的选举；一方占绝对优势的选举 - by a landslide She was expected to win by a landslide.
预计她会以压倒多数的选票获胜。 - No one expected a repeat of Labour's 1997 landslide victory.
谁也没有料想到工党1997年压倒性的选举胜利会重演。 - The National Party won by a landslide.
国家党以压倒性多数的选票获胜。
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in electionsTopics Politicsc2在选举中投票 参加选举 - conduct/hold an election/a referendum
举行选举／全民公决 - (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- 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 (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
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
投票 - go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
去／被拒绝进入投票站投票 - cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
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 (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
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 somebody (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
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 somebody (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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- electoral
- massive
- Conservative
- …
- win by
- victory
- by a landslide She was expected to win by a landslide.