pyrrhic

1. We see a risk of a Pyrrhic victory, says Max Warburton, analyst at Bernstein Research.
   我们认为，这有可能成为一场‘得不偿失的胜利’，伯恩斯坦研究公司（BernsteinResearch）分析师马克斯•沃伯顿（MaxWarburton）说。
2. Any momentary triumph you think gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory: The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion.
   通过辩驳取得的任何暂时胜利，都是会需要付出极大代价的。因为你给人带来的怨恨和憎恶比他们暂时改变的观点要持久的多。
3. But40 years after that tumultuous June of1967, the six-day war has come to look like one of history's pyrrhic victories.
   但是1967年那个动荡混乱的六月已经过去了四十年，六日战争已经似乎成为了历次得不偿失的胜利中的一次。
4. But these are Pyrrhic reductions.
   但美国减排背后的代价颇大。
5. The Fed is keen to avoid deflation and to keep inflation at 2 per cent, but if it reaches that goal by means of commodity price inflation it will be something of a Pyrrhic victory.
   美联储极力想避免通缩，并把通胀率保持在2%，但如果是通过大宗商品价格上涨来实现该目标，那称得上是代价高昂的胜利。
6. He proved his point by exposing malpractices by the directors, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because they made him redundant immediately afterwards.
   他以揭露董事们利用私权职权营私舞弊的行为证明他的论点，不过那是付出极在代价而得到的胜利，因为后来他们很快就裁减了他。
7. In the event of a default, a global bank would have little choice but to go to court in London or Singapore, where most of these contracts are governed, even though any victory could prove Pyrrhic.
   如果出现违约，全球银行将只能选择在伦敦或新加坡大多数此类合约的仲裁地点提起诉讼，尽管即使胜诉也将付出惨重代价。
8. They get excited about their Pyrrhic victory.
   他们为自己得不偿失的胜利而兴奋。
9. A total win for one side in any negotiation is just wrong because it's almost always a pyrrhic victory.
   在任何协商中单方面的全赢是错误的，因为那几乎是付出极大代价而得到的胜利。
10. She won the court case, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she had to pay so much in legal fees.
    她赢了这场官司，但这是一个付出极大代价才得到的胜利，因为她得付许多法律费用。
11. But the smoke of those Pyrrhic triumphs cleared to reveal America in trouble.
    这些代价高昂战争取得了胜利，但一挨硝烟散去，美国的麻烦就接踵而至。
12. Meanwhile, as victories go, it was a limited and Pyrrhic one for the French food group.
    然而，达能虽然获胜，但这个胜利十分有限，且代价高昂。
13. Our winning the opening game was a Pyrrhic victory, as our leading scorer was seriously injured.
    我们赢得公开赛是一场损失惨重的胜利，因为我们主要的得分队受了重伤。
14. In the dollar bill auction, one party eventually scores a Pyrrhic victory and takes possession of the dollar bill.
    在1美元拍卖中，一方最终以极大的代价获得胜利，得到这1美元的钞票。
15. A deal that extends unsustainable tax cuts for 98 per cent of Americans is therefore a Pyrrhic victory for Mr Obama.
    因此，一份将针对98%美国人的不可持续的减税政策延长的协议，对奥巴马而言是一场代价极大的胜利。
16. In addition, USES frequency conversion device to change electric axis of the rotor circuit induced potential frequency, also can realize electric shaft system, but for this short speed working a pyrrhic victory.
    此外，采用变频装置改变电轴转子回路中的感应电势的频率，也能实现电轴系统的调速，但对于这种短时工况是得不偿失的。

noun

1. an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

2. a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

   Synonym:    dibrach

adj

1. of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
   1. a Pyrrhic victory

2. of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
   1. pyrrhic verses

3. of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
   1. pyrrhic dance movements