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
- 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。 - As BP's Russian debacle showed, there are few quick fixes in the oil business.
BP在俄罗斯的经历的失败告诉我们，在石油行业里，很少能迅速谈成或落实什么买卖。 - The unfolding economic debacle in the developed world is wounding China, but not killing it.
发达世界上演的经济危机已经波及中国，但还没有严重到扼杀中国经济的增长势头。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。