2009年3月9日星期一

rout, ligament damage, basepath

Many years after the traumatic events that cut his long life in two — and which left, as he put it, his “country destroyed, family routed, no home left to go to” — the 17th-century Chinese historian and essayist Zhang Dai had a dream.

Gates Charity to Give More Amid Losses

Bill Gates issued a 20-page look at the state of his foundation, saying it will give out a record amount of money this year even though the stock-market rout has hurt its endowment. (Letter)

Yankees 13, Astros 0

Yankees Lose Wang in Rout of Astros

By TYLER KEPNER

Published: June 16, 2008

HOUSTON — The Yankees’ season changed irreversibly on Sunday. Chien-Ming Wang’s season is in jeopardy with a serious injury to his right foot, and C. C. Sabathia instantly became a very important name in the Yankees’ universe.

Wang staggered to the plate in the sixth inning with the fifth run of a 13-0 rout of the Houston Astros. He did not speak to reporters, but he told others that he felt a pop in his foot while rounding third base, a strong sign of ligament damage that could sideline him for months, if not the rest of the season.

“That’s a manager’s worst nightmare,” Joe Girardi said. “Pitchers on the basepaths.”

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rout

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verb [T] FORMAL ━━ n., vt. 敗走（させる）; ((集合的)) 暴徒（の群）; 〔英古〕大夜会.
to defeat an enemy completely and force them to run away:
FIGURATIVE The Russian chess team have routed all the rest.

rout

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noun [C]
defeat:
The battle/election was a complete and utter rout.

━━ n., vt. 敗走（させる）; ((集合的)) 暴徒（の群）; 〔英古〕大夜会.