Pyrrhic victory
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌpɪr.ɪk ˈvɪk.tər.i]
- 美式音标 [ˌpɪr.ɪk ˈvɪk.tɚ.i]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 付出极大代价而获得的胜利
英汉例句
- It proved a pyrrhic victory because it upset some of the banks' biggest clients.
这一胜利代价极大，因为它使得这些银行的一些最大客户很不安。 - Our winning the opening game was a Pyrrhic victory, as our leading scorer was seriously injured.
我们赢得公开赛是一场损失惨重的胜利，因为我们主要的得分队受了重伤。
blog.sina.com.cn - But, it was all too little to make me feel really good about my reporter’s Pyrrhic victory of scoring a rare exclusive.
但是，作为记者付出了极大代价，得到这样的独家新闻，我却没有感到丝毫的喜悦。 - For long-suffering New York teachers, however, the settlement is likely to prove a pyrrhic victory.
FORBES: Magazine Article - Microsoft must sometimes feel like its lead in the game market is a Pyrrhic victory.
ENGADGET: NPD: Xbox 360 ruled a steadily declining video game empire in July - Still, there is reason to think this might prove a Pyrrhic victory for Hon Hai.
ECONOMIST: Sharp and Hon Hai
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- a victory that is not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning it
- If you describe a victory as a Pyrrhic victory, you mean that although someone has won or gained something, they have also lost something that was worth even more.