victory n. 1.勝利,戰勝;征服,克服。 2.〔V-〕 【羅馬神話】勝利女神(像)。 a decisive victory 決定性的勝利。 victory over oneself [one's lower self] 克制自己。 win a [the] victory over 戰勝,擊敗。 win victory 得到勝利。
My only point is that it has been a pyrrhic victory 我惟一的想法是,他們為此付出了慘重的代價,未免得不償失。
Those who defeated the senate ' s immigration bill won a pyrrhic victory 那些使參院提案失敗的人勝利是得不償失的。
Gretchen ' s unexpected win over the tournament ' s top player proved a pyrrhic victory ; in the effort , she reinjured her shoulder 戈瑞特在頂級選手巡回賽出人意料的勝利被證明是得不償失的,在比賽中,她的肩部再次受傷。
He proved his point by exposing malpractices by the directors , but it was a pyrrhic victory because they made him redundant immediately afterwards 他以揭露董事們利用私權職權營私舞弊的行為證明他的論點,不過那是付出極在代價而得到的勝利,因為后來他們很快就裁減了他。
百科解釋
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately lead to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way; however, the heavy toll negates any sense of achievement or profit.