A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
例句
After the debacle of the war the world was never the same again...經歷了這場戰爭的慘敗之后，世界再也不是原來的那個樣子了。The convention was a debacle.這次大會開得非常失敗。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
敗軍在慌亂中的潰逃
Many men were shot or captured in the debacle.敗軍在潰逃時有很多人被擊斃或俘虜。
災難，崩潰，失敗，垮臺；（體育）失?。槐嫠?；強洪水
They lost 10 to 0 in the championship game, so the coach figured the right thing to do was to resign after such a debacle.他們在冠軍杯中以10比0大敗，所以教練表示他在這場失利后應該辭職。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a sudden and violent collapse
2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer