trounce

• vt.打ちのめす；懲らしめる；敗北させる。

語源は不明だが、おそらくラテン語のtruncare「切る」「切り裂く」が語源。

trounce (v.)

1550s, "to trouble, afflict, harass," later "to beat, thrash" (1560s), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle French troncer "to cut, cut off a piece from," from tronce "piece of timber," from Old French tronc (see trunk). Related: Trounced; trouncing.

1. Now，I 'll show you how to trounce your husband.

今、あなたの夫を倒す方法を教えてあげます。

2.You may want to reinforce your leadership in a market or trounce a competitive brand.

あなたは自分の市場リーダーシップを強固にしたり、競合ブランドを打ち負かしたりしたいかもしれません。