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時事英語キーワード [No.1-No.50]

[No.43] landslide

地すべり,(選挙での)圧倒的勝利

<a sudden fall of a mass of earth, rocks, etc. down a mountain, hill, cliff, etc.>
<a victory in an election in which one person or party gets a lot more votes than the other(s).>

▷ All the houses were buried beneath a landslide. →すべての家が地滑りで埋まった。
▷ a landslide election victory →選挙での地滑り的勝利
▷ The candidate is expected to win by a landslide. →その候補者は圧倒的勝利で勝つと予想されている。