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。 - 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 convention was a debacle.
这次大会开得非常失败。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。
