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
- 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。 - 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？ - 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 was the case with the savings and loan debacle in the 1980s, or Japan of today.
上世纪80年代的储蓄贷款业崩溃以及如今的日本就是如此。 - I couldn't afford to make the same mistake again after the debacle of the TV series.
在电视连续剧惨遭失败之后，我可经不起再犯同样的错误了。 - The central banks bear equal responsibility in the current debacle.
各国央行对目前的崩溃局面负有同等的责任。 - Falling house prices and the "subprime" debacle have now derailed this debt-accumulation machine.
目前，不断下跌的房价和“次级抵押贷款”危机，已导致这部累积债务的机器出现了问题。 - Most recently, the A-Level examination-marking debacle affecting hundreds of thousands of students shocked the nation.
“不久前，”A“水准考试评分风波影响了数以万计的学生，也震惊了英国社会。 - The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。 - His first performance was a debacle: the audience booed him off the stage.
他的首场演出一败涂地，观众发出嘘声把他轰下了台。