rout; flee in disorder
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of troops) to be routed and flee in disorder; to flee helter-skelter
formalSpecifically used in military contexts to describe a chaotic, disorganized retreat after a defeat. It implies a loss of discipline and a collapse of formation.
Dí敌
jūn军
zhǔ主
lì力
zāo遭
dào到
zhòng重
chuàng创
hòu后
，
fēn纷
fēn纷
kuì溃
táo逃
。
After its main force suffered heavy losses, the enemy troops fled in disorder.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
cè侧
yì翼
bèi被
jī击
kuì溃
cháng常
cháng常
dǎo导
zhì致
quán全
jūn军
kuì溃
táo逃
。
In ancient warfare, the collapse of a flank often led to the rout of the entire army.
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Zhè这
yī一
chéng成
yǔ语
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
xíng形
róng容
zài在
yā压
lì力
huò或
shī失
bài败
miàn面
qián前
láng狼
bèi狈
táo逃
pǎo跑
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
This idiom is often used to describe the appearance of fleeing in a panic under pressure or after defeat.