pyrrhic

pyrrhic

美 ['p?r?k] 　英 ['p?r?k]

• n.(古希臘的)戰舞(的)；【韻】二短音步(的)；抑抑格(的)
• adj.(古希臘伊皮魯斯 國王)比魯斯 王的
• 網絡皮洛士；勝利最終證明是代價高昂的；出征舞

詞形變化

復數：pyrrhics  

英漢解釋

n.	1. (古希臘的)戰舞(的) 2. 【韻】二短音步(的);抑抑格(的)
adj.	1. (古希臘伊皮魯斯 (Epirus) 國王)比魯斯 (Pyrrhus) 王的

英英解釋

adj.	1. relating to or written in pyrrhics 2. relating to an ancient Greek war dance
n.	1. a metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables

例句

"It is true that the enemy won the battle, but theirs is but a Pyrrhic victory, " said the General.

將軍說：“敵人確實贏得了戰斗，但他們的勝利只是皮洛士的勝利*，得不償失。”

Not long before, it had won a pyrrhic victory in a costly colonial war.

不久前，它贏得了一場殖民主義戰爭，但為此付出了慘重代價。

Gretchen's unexpected win over the tournament's top player proved a Pyrrhic victory; in the effort, she re injured her shoulder.

戈瑞特在頂級選手巡回賽出人意料的勝利被證明是得不償失的，在比賽中，她的肩部再次受傷。

Our winning the opening game was a Pyrrhic victory, as our leading scorer was seriously injured.

我們贏得公開賽是一場損失慘重的勝利，因為我們主要的得分隊受了重傷。

Mr Obama's victory may turn out to be Pyrrhic.

奧巴馬的勝利最終可能證明是得不償失的。

In the dollar bill auction, one party eventually scores a pyrrhic victory and takes possession of the dollar bill.

在1美元拍賣中，一方最終以極大的代價獲得勝利，得到這1美元的鈔票。

But 40 years after that tumultuous June of 1967, the six-day war has come to look like one of history's pyrrhic victories.

但是1967年那個動蕩混亂的六月已經過去了四十年，六日戰爭已經似乎成為了歷次得不償失的勝利中的一次。

The multi-trillion dollar question is whether winning this race will be anything more than a Pyrrhic victory.

一個至關重要的問題是，贏得這場比賽是否只是一場得不償失的勝利。

Our winning the opening game ws a Pyrrhic victory, as our leading scorer ws seriously injured.

我們記得公平賽是一場犧牲重大所獲得的勝利，因為我們主要得分員受了很嚴重的傷。

The current proposal could prove pyrrhic victory, however.

然而，現行提議可能代價慘重。

If we vanquish credit as the villain behind our downturn, the victory may be Pyrrhic.

如果我們把信用做為衰退后面的魔鬼而消滅，這樣的勝利代價則過于慘重了。

The greens' victory is already looking rather pyrrhic, however.

但是，環保主義者的勝利看起來已經需要很大的付出。

Those who defeated the Senate's immigration bill won a pyrrhic victory.

那些使參院提案失敗的人勝利是得不償失的。

That doesn't mean the historic gay-rights legal wins of 2010 are doomed to be Pyrrhic victories.

這并不意味著歷史悠久的同性戀權利的法律，2010年是注定要贏得勝利得不償失。

They get excited about their Pyrrhic victory.

他們為自己得不償失的勝利而興奮。

A pyrrhic victory for minorities indeed.

對于小股東而言，這實際上是一場慘勝。

Pyrrhic victory---A victory won at excessive cost. N.

付出極大代價而獲得的勝利；慘勝。

It proved a pyrrhic victory because it upset some of the banks' biggest clients.

這一勝利代價極大，因為它使得這些銀行的一些最大客戶很不安。

A total win for one side in any negotiation is just wrong because it's almost always a pyrrhic victory.

在任何協商中單方面的全贏是錯誤的，因為那幾乎是付出極大代價而得到的勝利。

This is a Pyrrhic victory for Basildon council.

對于巴西爾登地方議會來說，這個勝利得不償失。