debacle

英 [dɪˈbɑːkl]

美 [dɪˈbɑːkl]

n.  大败; 崩溃; 垮台; 灾祸

复数：debacles　

GRETEM8

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

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 débâcle


• N-COUNT 彻底的失败;惨败
  Adebacleis an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
  1. 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。
  2. The convention was a debacle.
     这次大会开得非常失败。

英英释义

noun

• a sudden and violent collapse
  Synonym:fiasco
• a sound defeat
  Synonym:thrashingwallopingdrubbingslaughtertrouncingwhipping
• flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

双语例句

• The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
  阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。
• 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。
• Debacle: a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
  崩溃：指突然的、灾难性的倒塌、衰败或失败；溃败。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。