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debacle

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n.崩溃,溃裂

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debacle


/deɪ'bɑ:kl; de`bɑkl/
n
(a) sudden and complete failure; fiasco 突然的大失败; 惨败
*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.
(b) retreat by beaten troops who run away scared and in disorder 败军在慌乱中的溃逃
*Many men were shot or captured in the debacle. 败军在溃逃时有很多人被击毙或俘虏.

debacle


n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin: débâcle, from débâcler 'to remove a bar']
an event or situation that is a complete failure
 the debacle of the 1994 elections
1. The debacle at Waterloo signaled the end of Napoleon´s power.
    滑铁卢的溃败暗示拿破仑政权的结束。

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