basket case
英 [ˈbɑːskɪt keɪs]
美 [ˈbæskɪt keɪs]
n. 经济状况极差的国家(或机构); 精神失常的人; 无适应能力的人
牛津词典
noun
- 经济状况极差的国家(或机构)
a country or an organization whose economic situation is very bad - 精神失常的人;无适应能力的人
a person who is slightly crazy and who has problems dealing with situations
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (经济或金融)困境
If someone describes a country or organization as abasket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.- The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
这个国家长期失业严重、犯罪猖獗,经济几近瘫痪。
- The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
- N-COUNT 精神失常者
If you describe someone as abasket case, you think that they are insane.- You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.
如果我告诉了你这件事,你会认为我脑子进水了。
- You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.
双语例句
- Each of us is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal.
我们每个人都是书呆子、运动员、神经病、公主和罪犯的集合体。 - If Thais are not careful, the country could become the next Asian basket case.
如果泰国人不谨慎行事,该国可能会变成亚洲的下一个绝望之地。 - The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
这个国家长期失业严重、犯罪猖獗,经济几近瘫痪。 - At the bottom of the basket lay three microfilms, each in a metal case.
在筐子底下藏着三卷微缩胶卷,都用铁盒子装着。 - Vietnam, long seen as an economic basket case, is not far behind with projected growth of 6.1 per cent.
长期被视为经济凋敝的越南不会离预期的6.1%增长率太远。 - That might seem crazy, especially given the likelihood of sanctions that can only cripple further North Korea's basket case of an economy.
这看似疯狂,特别是考虑到如果国家遭到封锁的话,朝鲜摇摇欲坠的经济会进一步不堪重负。 - The country was an economic basket case due to civil war.
那个国家由于内战的关系,经济瘫痪。 - This Balkan country used to be an economic basket case.
这个巴尔干国家的经济曾一度处于瘫痪状态。 - I'm afraid my uncle's stressful job has turned him into a basket case.
我担心叔父的压力沉重的工作会使他变成一个毫无气力的废人。 - The calibration and interpretation methods of GHT fullbore gas-holdup tool, continuous flowmeters such as DBT diverter basket flowmeter, and high precision manometer being used, as well as two case histories are presented.
介绍了所使用的GHT全井眼持气率计、DBT集流伞式流量计等连续流量计和高精度压力计的刻度和解释方法,给出了2口井的测井实例。