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
- As the debacle in the sub-prime mortgage sector illustrates, the resulting credit withdrawal could be quite dramatic.
正如美国次级抵押贷款领域崩溃所表明的那样，随之而来的信贷收缩可能会相当严重。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。 - 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 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。