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
- 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。 - 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。 - I started reading and got intrigued by the heroic stories within this debacle.
我开始读书,对这一悲剧中的英雄故事着了迷。 - We got to retrieve something from this debacle.
我们得从这次惨败中收回点什么。 - This is understandable, given the scale of the debacle.
考虑到这场崩溃的规模,这一点可以理解。 - As BP's Russian debacle showed, there are few quick fixes in the oil business.
BP在俄罗斯的经历的失败告诉我们,在石油行业里,很少能迅速谈成或落实什么买卖。 - 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。 - 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。 - The convention was a debacle.
这次大会开得非常失败。 - 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。