debacle
英 [dɪˈbɑːkl]
美 [dɪˈbɑːkl]
n. 大败; 崩溃; 垮台; 灾祸
复数:debacles
Collins.1 / BNC.19035 / COCA.10825
牛津词典
noun
- 大败;崩溃;垮台;灾祸
an event or a situation that is a complete failure and causes embarrassment
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 彻底的失败;惨败
Adebacleis an event or attempt that is a complete failure.- After the debacle of the war the world was never the same again...
经历了这场战争的惨败之后,世界再也不是原来的那个样子了。 - The convention was a debacle.
这次大会开得非常失败。
- After the debacle of the war the world was never the same again...
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 débâcle
英英释义
noun
- a sudden and violent collapse
- a sound defeat
- flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
双语例句
- So who is to blame for the debacle and what lessons should the UK learn?
那么,这场崩溃究竟是谁的错呢?英国又能从中汲取何种教训呢? - The Doha debacle has exposed that theory for what it is.
多哈回合谈判的破裂,已暴露出这一理论的问题。 - Old hands need to look with new eyes, for this week's debacle constitutes the biggest threat yet to the post-war trading system.
老手们需要新的思维,因为本周的崩溃对战后贸易系统构成了史上最大的威胁。 - By common consent China is the chief beneficiary of the financial debacle and a serious challenger to US hegemony.
各方同意,中国是此次金融危机的主要受益者,也是美国霸权的一大挑战者。 - Debacle: a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
崩溃:指突然的、灾难性的倒塌、衰败或失败;溃败。 - After the debacle of the war the world was never the same again
经历了这场战争的惨败之后,世界再也不是原来的那个样子了。 - In recent months, what started as a debacle has turned into a nightmare.
近几个月来,金融体系最初的崩溃已成为一个噩梦。 - The upshot: Bank investors expecting a big rebound in earnings growth after the debacle of2007 will likely be disappointed.
结果是:期望银行业在2007年的大崩溃之后收益增长能大幅反弹的投资者可能会大失所望。 - In most cities our public school system is a debacle.
在大多数城市,我们的公共教育体系就是个大败笔。 - This last debacle largely explains the deficits experienced and forecast.
最后的这种崩溃很大程度上解释了已发生和预期将出现的赤字。