meltdown
英['meltda?n]
美['m?ltda?n]
- n. 災難；徹底垮臺；熔化；暴跌
詞態變化
復數:?meltdowns;
中文詞源
meltdown 核反應堆核心熔毀
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- meltdown (n.)
- by 1937 in the ice-cream industry; by 1956 in reference to a nuclear reactor, from verbal phrase, from melt (v.) + down (adv.). Metaphoric extension since 1979.
雙語例句
- 1. Emergency cooling systems could fail and a reactor meltdown could occur.
- 緊急冷卻系統有可能失靈，核反應堆有可能發生堆芯熔毀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. meltdown on the New York Stock Exchange
- 紐約證券市場的崩潰
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. A meltdown at the reactor had only just been avoided.
- 險些發生核反應堆熔毀事故.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Urgent talks are going on to prevent the market going into financial meltdown during the summer.
- 正在進行緊急會談，以防止市場在夏季出現金融危機。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Experts have not ruled out the possibility of a complete meltdown.
- 專家們還沒有排除反應爐核心完全熔毀的可能性.
來自辭典例句