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 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。
• 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。
• We got to retrieve something from this debacle.
  我们得从这次惨败中收回点什么。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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 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。
• 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 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。