单词 | debacle |
释义 | debacle /day bah"keuhl, -bak"euhl, deuh-/, n. 1. a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout: The revolution ended in a debacle. 2. a complete collapse or failure. 3. a breaking up of ice in a river. Cf. embacle. 4. a violent rush of waters or ice. [1795-1805; < F débâcle, deriv. of débâcler to unbar, clear, equiv. to dé- DIS-1 + bâcler to bar << L baculum stick, rod] Syn. 2. disaster, ruin, fiasco, catastrophe, calamity. |
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