柯林斯詞典debacle /de??bɑ?k?l, -d?-/ (debacles) BRIT also débacle1. 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. 人們曾相信為國捐軀是一種榮幸,但是經過戰(zhàn)爭的徹底失敗,他們再也不這樣想了。 返回 debacle劍橋詞典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,一敗涂地,崩潰 The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history . 那家公司的破產被稱為美國歷史上最大的一場金融災難。 返回 debacle