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

• 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。
• 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。
• Debacle: a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout.
  崩溃：指突然的、灾难性的倒塌、衰败或失败；溃败。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。