碾压 (niǎn yā) — to roll over and crush (with a roller or wheel); to overwhelm, to dominate decisively (in competition)
Definition
Literally 'to roll over and crush' (with a heavy roller); by extension used as a vivid metaphor for decisively dominating an opponent in competition — stronger and more graphic than 打败.
verb
to roll over and crush (with a roller or wheel)to overwhelmto dominate decisively (in competition)
Examples
- 碾压。Zhè tái yā lù jī zhèng zài niǎn yā lù miàn.This road roller is flattening the road surface.
- ，碾压。Zài jué sài zhōng, tā men yǐ jué duì yōu shì niǎn yā le duì shǒu.In the finals, they crushed their opponents with an absolute advantage.
- 碾压。Xīn jì shù de niǎn yā shì fā zhǎn ràng lǎo qǐ yè nán yǐ zhāo jià.The overwhelming development of new technology made it hard for old companies to cope.
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