pyrrhic

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

Translation

n. 抑抑格;出征舞
adj. 付出極大代價而獲得的
Word Forms
複數pyrrhics

Phrases & Collocations

Pyrrhic victory

獨木難支的勝利

Pyrrhic success

得不償失的成功

Pyrrhic defeat

失敗而勝利的

Pyrrhic war

得不償失的戰爭

Example Sentences

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

這是個得不償失的勝利。他們贏得了罷工,不過後來大部份人都丟了工作。

win a pyrrhic victory

取得一場空勝利

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