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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A friend of a friend is good pals with the lead singer.
我一个朋友的朋友跟那个主唱歌手是朋友。
Judge not of men and things at first sight.
审人论事宜谨慎，一见之下莫断定。
He devoted his life to the study of science.
他把毕生献给科学研究。