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

• Falling house prices and the "subprime" debacle have now derailed this debt-accumulation machine.
  目前，不断下跌的房价和“次级抵押贷款”危机，已导致这部累积债务的机器出现了问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？