| 释义 |
basket case
―ˈbasket ˌcase
Ⅰ noun [C] (COUNTRY/COMPANY) ► F0 a country or company that is very unsuccessful financially: » 20 years ago the country was an economic basket case.Thesaurus+: ↑Starting, succeeding and failing in businessThesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievement
Ⅱ noun [C] INFORMAL (PERSON) ► F0 someone who is extremely nervous or anxious and is therefore unable to organize their life: » By the end of the course I was a complete basket case.Thesaurus+: ↑Of unsound mind , ↑Stupid and silly |