debacle
noun /dɪˈbɑːkl/, /deɪˈbɑːkl/
/dɪˈbɑːkl/
- an event or a situation that is a complete failure and causes people to feel ashamed or embarrassed
大败；崩溃；垮台；灾祸 - He should take responsibility for the debacle and resign.
他应该对这次惨败负责并辞职。 - Let’s hope this is the end of the debacle over player transfer fees.
让我们希望这是球员转会费崩溃的结束。
词源early 19th cent.: from French débâcle, from débâcler ‘unleash’, from dé- ‘un-’ + bâcler ‘to bar’ (from Latin baculum ‘staff’). - He should take responsibility for the debacle and resign.