debacle

1. N-COUNT A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure. 徹底失敗

People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again. 人們?cè)嘈艦閲柢|是一種榮幸，但是經(jīng)過戰(zhàn)爭的徹底失敗，他們?cè)僖膊贿@樣想了。