utterly routed; total collapse of an army
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be utterly routed; troops completely disorganized after a crushing defeat
formalOriginally describes the collapse of a military force; now can be used metaphorically for any organized group experiencing a total, chaotic defeat or failure.
Dí敌
jūn军
zài在
wǒ我
fāng方
měng猛
liè烈
pào炮
huǒ火
xià下
，
qǐng顷
kè刻
jiān间
kuì溃
bù不
chéng成
jūn军
。
Under our fierce artillery fire, the enemy army was utterly routed in an instant.
Zhè这
chǎng场
biàn辩
lùn论
sài赛
zhōng中
，
zhǔ主
biàn辩
shǒu手
fā发
huī挥
shī失
cháng常
，
dǎo导
zhì致
zhěng整
gè个
tuán团
duì队
kuì溃
bù不
chéng成
jūn军
。
In this debate competition, the main debater underperformed, causing the entire team to collapse in disarray.
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Gōng公
sī司
hé核
xīn心
tuán团
duì队
jí集
tǐ体
lí离
zhí职
hòu后
，
xiàng项
mù目
yán研
fā发
lì立
kè刻
kuì溃
bù不
chéng成
jūn军
。
After the company's core team resigned collectively, the project's R&D immediately fell into total disarray.