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
- 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？ - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Earlier Tuesday, analysts continued to blast the company for its handling of the currency debacle.
周二早些时候，分析师们仍在继续炮轰中信泰富对这项外汇投资巨亏事件的处理。 - 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。 - As BP's Russian debacle showed, there are few quick fixes in the oil business.
BP在俄罗斯的经历的失败告诉我们，在石油行业里，很少能迅速谈成或落实什么买卖。