n.慘敗；潰逃；災(zāi)難；狂流

His first performance was a debacle: the audience booed him off the stage. 他的首場(chǎng)演出一敗涂地，觀眾發(fā)出噓聲把他轟下了臺(tái)。

The debacle at Waterloo signaled the end of Napoleon's power. 滑鐵盧的潰敗暗示拿破侖政權(quán)的結(jié)束。

Many men were shot or captured in the debacle. 敗軍在潰逃時(shí)有很多人被擊斃或俘虜。

Bernabo Bocca, chairman of the Italian hoteliers' association, described the results as a debacle. 意大利酒店經(jīng)營(yíng)者協(xié)會(huì)主席博卡認(rèn)為結(jié)果是災(zāi)難性的。

Now, six years after the intussusception debacle, the rotavirus gamble is paying off. 腸套疊災(zāi)難至今已過了六年，疫苗開發(fā)者對(duì)輪狀病毒所下的賭注也開始回收。

The Mississippi River debacle caused great suffering. 美國(guó)密西西比河泛濫成巨災(zāi)。