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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

医学

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
      1. 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.
          1. 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。
        • N-COUNT 精神失常者
          If you describe someone as abasket case, you think that they are insane.
          1. 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。

        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。