新聞美語 每日一字 "Rout"

10月25日的Bloomberg News一則新聞標題：
Hong Kong Rout Threatens $15 Billion Derivatives Held by Koreans.
香港的潰敗威脅到韓國人持有的150億美元衍生品。

"Rout"作為名詞的中譯就是"潰敗"。
A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.
"Rout"作為動詞的中譯就是壓倒性的"擊潰"。
To defeat an opponent completely.

"Rout"的例句：
The retreat degenerated into a rout.
撤退形成潰敗。
The Russian chess team routed all the rest.
俄羅斯國際象棋隊擊敗了所有對手。

"Rout"的同義字有：
expel、defeat、overcome…