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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• One of the big lessons of the 1987 stock market crash, and again the 1998 long-term capital management debacle, is that by their fast reactions, policymakers can isolate "Wall Street" from "main street".
  1987年股灾和1998年长期资本管理公司（long-termcapitalmanagement）覆没的一大教训是，如果反应快速，政策制定者可以将“华尔街”与“商业街”隔离开来。
• This was the case with the savings and loan debacle in the 1980s, or Japan of today.
  上世纪80年代的储蓄贷款业崩溃以及如今的日本就是如此。