| 释义 |
[/deɪˈbɑːkl; deˋbɑkl/] 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. |