"nuclear option" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 核选项
• 最极端措施

Definition

“核选项”用来形容最极端的行动或解决办法，通常是在所有其他办法都失败后的最后选择。字面上可以指核武器，但在日常语境中通常指非常激烈的手段。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常作为比喻用于形容极端且不可逆的决定，常见于政治、商业或个人生活。多用于媒体标题或激烈讨论中。除军事外，很少指真正的核武器。类似说法有“最后手段”、“极端措施”。不要用在小事上。

Examples

They decided to use the nuclear option when all other plans failed.

当其他所有方案都失败后，他们决定采取**核选项**。

Using the nuclear option means making a very serious choice.

采取**核选项**意味着做出非常严肃的决定。

The manager called the nuclear option after months of negotiation.

经过数月协商后，经理采取了**核选项**。

If you delete your entire account, that's basically the nuclear option.

如果你删除整个账户，这简直就是**核选项**。

She went straight for the nuclear option instead of trying to compromise.

她没有尝试妥协，直接采取了**核选项**。

Politicians sometimes threaten the nuclear option just to make a point.

政客有时威胁要动用**核选项**，只是为表态。