basket case
noun /ˈbɑːskɪt keɪs/
/ˈbæskɪt keɪs/
(informal)- a country or an organization whose economic situation is very bad
经济状况极差的国家(或机构) - a person who is slightly crazy and who has problems dealing with situations
Topics Personal qualitiesc2精神失常的人;无适应能力的人
词源early 20th cent.: originally US slang denoting a soldier who had lost all four limbs, thus unable to move independently.