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

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 débâcle

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

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。
The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in us history.
这家公司的倒闭被喻为是美国历史上最严重的一次金融大崩溃。
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。
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 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。
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。
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。
The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。
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。
I started reading and got intrigued by the heroic stories within this debacle.
我开始读书，对这一悲剧中的英雄故事着了迷。