rout• Ras Gugsa was killed and his armyrouted.• The Seattle SuperSonicsrouted Atlanta 111-88.• He had been moving towards resignation since being routed by Mr Smith in the Julyleadership election.• It was routed by the Republican-controlled Congress.• The general was killed and his armies were routed in a magnificentcavalrycharge.• The Australians have once again routed the English cricketteam.• Again, the faxes are technically routed through Bangkok.• Early on, it appeared the Clippers would rout Toronto, taking a 33-17 lead.
VERB + ROUT➤become, turn into大敗◇The game ended in a total rout.這場比賽以一敗塗地告終。➤put sb to徹底打敗某人◇They put the rebel army to rout.他們徹底擊潰了叛軍。➤start (especially BrE) 開始潰敗➤complete (especially BrE) 敗局已定