(also landfall)
a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff（山坡或悬崖的）崩塌，塌方，滑坡，地滑- The house was buried beneath a landslide.房子被埋在山体滑坡下。
see also landslipExtra Examples- The floods caused a landslide.洪水导致了山体滑坡。
- The town was destroyed by a landslide.该镇毁于滑坡。
Topics The environmentb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + landslidelandslide + verbSee full entry - an election in which one person or party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties一方选票占压倒多数的选举；一方占绝对优势的选举
- by a landslide She was expected to win by a landslide.预计她会以压倒多数的选票获胜。🔊🔊
- No one expected a repeat of Labour's 1997 landslide victory.谁也没有料想到工党1997年压倒性的选举胜利会重演。
- The National Party won by a landslide.国家党以压倒性多数的选票获胜。
Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in elections在选举中投票Running for election参加选举- conduct/hold an election/a referendum举行选举／全民公决
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election举行／要求／角逐大选／全国选举
- launch/run a presidential election campaign开始总统竞选活动
- support/back a candidate支持候选人
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate说服选民／全体选民
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters吸引游离选民；寻求游离选民的支持；瞄准游离选民
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote操纵选举；暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting投票- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place去／被拒绝进入投票站投票
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)投（某人）一票
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party投票给保守党候选人／民主党
- mark/spoil your ballot paper在选票上做标记；投废票
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots清点邮寄选票数
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box去投票箱投票；竞选失败
- get/win/receive/lose votes赢得／失去选票
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote赢得大众／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的选票
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power赢得大选／（美国的）初选／议会中的一个席位／多数票／权力
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat在选举中失败；失去多数人的支持／席位
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)以压倒多数的选票获胜／掌权
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman选举／再度选举某人为市长／总统／议员／参议员／国会议员／国会女议员
Taking power掌权- be sworn into office/in as president宣誓就职／就任总统
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office（美国）宣誓就职；听取就职宣誓
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance（英国）宣誓效忠
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address发表（美国）总统就职演说
- take/enter/hold/leave office就职；任职；离职
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister任命某人为大使／州长／法官／部长
- form a government/a cabinet组建政府／内阁
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office任两届总理；两届任职
Topics Politicsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- electoral
- massive
- Conservative
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verb + landslidelandslide + nounSee full entry