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单词 fiasco
释义
fiasco
noun[C]
uk
/fiˈæs.kəʊ/us
/fiˈæs.koʊ/
pluralfiascosormainlyUSfiascoes
somethingplannedthat goeswrongand is acompletefailure, usually in anembarrassingway:
完全失败；尴尬的结局
The show was a fiasco - oneactorforgothislinesand anotherfelloff thestage.演出彻底搞砸了，一个演员忘了台词，另一个跌下了舞台。
Synonym
debacle
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
the fact of not being successful
  • failureFailure is not an option.
  • breakdownThe complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity.
  • meltdownThe markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale.
  • collapseThe car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters.
  • failHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Failures
  • another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
  • bloodbath
  • brain freeze
  • breakdown
  • busted flush
  • car crash
  • foul(something)up
  • freefall
  • game overidiom
  • hash
  • lemon
  • lost cause
  • lulu
  • mess
  • nail
  • slim pickings
  • slush pile
  • track record
  • train wreck
  • turkey
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(Definition offiascofrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fiasco| American Dictionary

fiasco
noun[C]
us
/fiˈæs·koʊ/
pluralfiascoesorfiascos
acompletefailure:
Theentirepoliticalcampaignwas a fiasco, and at the end hedrewonly 30% of thevotes.
(Definition offiascofrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffiasco

fiasco
The only military expedition, in 1624, ended in afiasco.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The real cause for the 'fiasco' was the ' intrinsic deficiencies ' of the movement.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unfortunately, though, the causes of a success orfiascoare rarely analysed in much detail.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Labour identifiers were not significantly more or less likely than other voters to participate, despite any general disillusion occasioned by the party leadershipfiasco.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the expedition proved to be a completefiasco.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The communist uprising of 1923 was afiasco.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Indigenista experiments were generally afiasco, and the pluralist moment short-lived.
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In the early to mid 1990s when it became apparent that this initial stimulus to the private market had been a costlyfiasco, there was a considerable consumer backlash.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The by-election turned into a politicalfiasco.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The operation was afiasco.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Despite hundreds of false testimonies and the plethora of fabricated evidence, the indictment is turning into afiasco.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is an apt phrase for afiascothat cost £13.5 billion, which still haunts the industry's reputation today.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They are unpopular even before the spectacle of a flotationfiascodoomed to partial or total failure despite the hidden write-off of £5·5 billion debt.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We had the absolutefiascoof the gap year last summer.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is not the air-raid precautions scheme the greatestfiascoever known?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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