Debacle
[ dɪˈbɑkəl ]
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n. 崩溃，瓦解;（河水的）奔溢，泛滥;[地]山崩;突然大地混乱;
💡 词根助记
deb欠+acle物品，状态→欠很多钱→崩溃
📝 例句
I started reading and got intrigued by the heroic stories within this debacle.
我开始读书，对这一悲剧中的英雄故事着了迷。
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.
The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训。
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“堤坝口”:堤坝口,崩溃否→瓦解
※谐音“第八扣”:乒乓球比赛异常激烈,在第八扣后才使对手溃败
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
debacle
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dei'bɑ:kl]n. 崩溃, 大失败
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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When you see something, think of the English word for it.
当你看到一个东西时，就想到它的英文单词。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
'It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.
“不错，钟能报时了，但是，恐怕每到1点钟，它总要敲13下，对此我已无能为力了。”