Definition
全军覆没 is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally means 'the entire army is wiped out.' It is used figuratively to describe a group, team, or all participants in an endeavor suffering total defeat or complete failure. As a verb phrase (v.p.), it can serve as the predicate of a sentence.
idiom
to suffer total failureto be completely wiped out
Examples
- ，全军覆没。Zài zhè cì bǐsài zhōng, wǒmen de qiúduì quán jūn fù mò le.In this competition, our team was completely defeated.
- ，全军覆没。Nà jiā gōngsī yīnwèi jīngyíng bù shàn, zuìzhōng quán jūn fù mò.That company, due to mismanagement, eventually went under.
- 全军覆没。Tāmen pàichū de tànxiǎnduì zài shānnàn zhōng quán jūn fù mò.The expedition team they sent out perished completely in the mountain disaster.
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