pyrrhic

[US]/ˈpirik/
[UK]/ˈpɪrɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 抑抑格;出征舞
adj. 付出极大代价而获得的
Word Forms
复数pyrrhics

Phrases & Collocations

Pyrrhic victory

独木难支的胜利

Pyrrhic success

得不偿失的成功

Pyrrhic defeat

失败而胜利的

Pyrrhic war

得不偿失的战争

Example Sentences

It was a Pyrrhic victory. They won the strike but then most of them lost their jobs.

这是个得不偿失的胜利。他们赢得了罢工,不过后来大部份人都丢了工作。

win a pyrrhic victory

取得一场空胜利

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