debacle
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure. 徹底失敗
People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again. 人們曾相信爲國捐軀是一種榮幸,但是經過戰爭的徹底失敗,他們再也不這樣想了。
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debacle /deɪˈbɑːkəl, -dɪ-/ (debacles)
BRIT also débâcle
剑桥词典
- a complete failure , especially because of bad planning and organization
(尤指因計劃和組織不周而導致的)徹底失敗,一敗塗地,崩潰
The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history . 那家公司的破産被稱爲美國歷史上最大的一場金融災難。 返回 debacle