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
- 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。 - In most cities our public school system is a debacle.
在大多数城市，我们的公共教育体系就是个大败笔。 - One of the big lessons of the 1987 stock market crash, and again the 1998 long-term capital management debacle, is that by their fast reactions, policymakers can isolate "Wall Street" from "main street".
1987年股灾和1998年长期资本管理公司（long-termcapitalmanagement）覆没的一大教训是，如果反应快速，政策制定者可以将“华尔街”与“商业街”隔离开来。 - Earlier Tuesday, analysts continued to blast the company for its handling of the currency debacle.
周二早些时候，分析师们仍在继续炮轰中信泰富对这项外汇投资巨亏事件的处理。 - The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。 - More than any other development, the MySpace debacle illustrates the troubles News Corp. has had in digital media.
相比其他事态发展，MySpace的灾难性结局鲜明地体现了新闻集团在数码媒体领域的麻烦。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。