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
- We got to retrieve something from this debacle.
我们得从这次惨败中收回点什么。 - 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。 - The central banks bear equal responsibility in the current debacle.
各国央行对目前的崩溃局面负有同等的责任。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。