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meltdown

英 ['meltdaʊn] 美 ['mɛltdaʊn]

解释

n. 灾难；彻底垮台；熔化；暴跌

※ 提供单词"meltdown"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

meltdown 核反应堆核心熔毁

比喻用法。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. Emergency cooling systems could fail and a reactor meltdown could occur.: 紧急冷却系统有可能失灵，核反应堆有可能发生堆芯熔毁。

2. meltdown on the New York Stock Exchange: 纽约证券市场的崩溃

3. A meltdown at the reactor had only just been avoided.: 险些发生核反应堆熔毀事故.

4. Urgent talks are going on to prevent the market going into financial meltdown during the summer.: 正在进行紧急会谈，以防止市场在夏季出现金融危机。

5. Experts have not ruled out the possibility of a complete meltdown.: 专家们还没有排除反应炉核心完全熔毁的可能性.