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    debacle

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·ba·cle, débâcle /deɪˈbɑːkəl, dɪ-/ noun [countable]  FAILan event or situation that is a complete failure 大败，崩溃 the debacle of the 1994 elections 1994年大选的惨败
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    debacle• But remember what happened in the 1994 bond debacle.• A political debacle laid the groundwork for progress.• The debacle began shortly after we arrived for dinner one night.• The glum symptoms range from junk-bond distress to the destruction of wealth caused by falling property values and the thrifts debacle.    Origin debacle (1800-1900) French débâcle, from débâcler “to remove a bar”
    de·ba·cle nounChineseSyllable
    is or situation event that a an Corpus


    debacle
    de‧ba‧cle , débâcle /deɪˈbɑːkəl, dɪ-/ noun [countable]
     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


    de·bacleBrE /deɪˈbɑːkl/ 🔊NAmE /deɪˈbɑːkl/ 🔊BrE /dɪˈbɑːkl/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈbɑːkl/ 🔊 nounan event or a situation that is a complete failure and causes embarrassment 大败；崩溃；垮台；灾祸