A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
例句
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。The convention was a debacle.这次大会开得非常失败。
英汉词典释义
n.
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。
灾难,崩溃,失败,垮台;(体育)失败;冰面塌陷;强洪水
They lost 10 to 0 in the championship game, so the coach figured the right thing to do was to resign after such a debacle.他们在冠军杯中以10比0大败,所以教练表示他在这场失利后应该辞职。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a sudden and violent collapse
2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer