to defeat sb very easily
The Republicans got shellacked in the elections.
共和党在选举中一败涂地。
1.〈俚〉惨败,通常用于美式英语
1.<slang>a situation in which sb. is easily defeated by an opponent; usually used in American English
1."Now, for the record, let me say that it feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November. "
“坦率地讲，这至少使11月的这次惨败带来的郁闷之情一扫而光，感觉棒极了。”
2.True, the president conceded that he had received a "shellacking" at the polls, and that "some election nights are more fun than others. "
的确，总统本人也承认了他已经知道不利于自己的投票结果，“一些选举的夜晚总是比其它平常的晚上更加有趣。”
3.More than two months after what he described as his party's 'shellacking' in midterm elections, Mr. Obama didn't appear to be on defense.
在被他自己形容为“彻底失败”的中期选举过去两个多月之后，奥巴马看上去并没有处于防守姿态。
4.A "shellacking" is an especially bad defeat. And that was how President Obama described the elections on Tuesday.
shellacking就是非常惨痛的失败，这就是星期二奥巴马总统如何描述选举的。
5.A "chastened" Obama promised compromise, but he viewed the "shellacking" as voter impatience with process more than with policy.
“学乖”了的奥巴马总统承诺会（与共和党）取得妥协，不过他认为此次选举的落败结果并不证明政府政策有误，而是选民对政策结果不满。
6.They suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition.
敌人占有明显的优势，他们是兵败如山倒。
7.To find the answer, look to the recent Olympics shellacking Russia took at the hands of the Canadians in hockey.
要找到答案，让我们先看看最近那次冬奥会上俄罗斯队惨败于加拿大队的冰球赛。
8.After the Democratic "shellacking" in the midterm elections, everyone wondered how President Obama would respond.
中期选举中民主党被打得“落花流水”后，大家都想知道奥巴马总统会有什么样的反应。
9.He added that he was 'not recommending to every president that they take a shellacking like I did last night. '
他补充说，我并不是建议每位美国总统都经历一次我昨晚的惨败。
10.Mr Obama's popularity fell and the Democrats suffered a "shellacking" in the midterm elections.
奥巴马支持率下降，民主党在中期选举中“一败涂地”。