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

• 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。
• 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。
• The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in us history.
  这家公司的倒闭被喻为是美国历史上最严重的一次金融大崩溃。
• 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。
• 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 Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
  阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。
• The convention was a debacle.
  这次大会开得非常失败。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。