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