banana republic
英 [bəˌnɑːnə rɪˈpʌblɪk]
美 [bəˌnænə rɪˈpʌblɪk]
n. 香蕉共和国(政府无能、依赖外援的贫穷国家)
牛津词典
noun
- 香蕉共和国（政府无能、依赖外援的贫穷国家）
a poor country with a weak government, that depends on foreign money
柯林斯词典
- 香蕉共和国（指政局动荡的贫穷小国）
Small, poor countries that are politically unstable are sometimes referred to asbanana republics.
英英释义
noun
- a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)