meltdown

英 ['meltdaʊn] 美 ['mɛltdaʊn]
  • n. 灾难；彻底垮台；熔化；暴跌
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中文词源

meltdown 核反应堆核心熔毁

比喻用法。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自《权威词典》

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

来自《简明英汉词典》

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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