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
- 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。 - 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。