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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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 collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in us history.
这家公司的倒闭被喻为是美国历史上最严重的一次金融大崩溃。 - 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? - We got to retrieve something from this debacle.
我们得从这次惨败中收回点什么。 - The unfolding economic debacle in the developed world is wounding China, but not killing it.
发达世界上演的经济危机已经波及中国,但还没有严重到扼杀中国经济的增长势头。 - The debacle is due to the unexpected severity of the financial crisis and shocking policy errors.
冰岛崩溃的原因在于这场金融危机出人意料的严重程度和该国政府骇人听闻的政策失误。 - 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。 - The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。