debacle /deɪˈbɑːkəl, -dɪ-/ TEM8

BRIT also débâcle

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  N-COUNT A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure. 彻底失败

  例：

  People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again.

  人们曾相信为国捐躯是一种荣幸，但是经过战争的彻底失败，他们再也不这样想了。