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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I couldn't afford to make the same mistake again after the debacle of the TV series.
  在电视连续剧惨遭失败之后，我可经不起再犯同样的错误了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？