meltdown
- IPA[ˈmeltˌdoun]
美式
- a disastrous event, especially a rapid fall in share prices;an outburst of severe emotional distress; a nervous breakdown
noun: meltdown, plural noun: meltdowns
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a disastrous event, especially a rapid fall in share prices the 1987 stock market meltdown
- ▪ informal an outburst of severe emotional distress; a nervous breakdown they wondered what could have triggered her meltdown
- 2. an accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core or shielding.
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- IPA[ˈmɛltdaʊn]
英式
- a disastrous collapse or breakdown: the global financial system suffered a major meltdown
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