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 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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 Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
  阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。