| 释义 |
basket case noun [countable, usually singular] (name) (informal) (used especially in newspapers) a country or an organization whose economic or financial situation is very bad （尤用于报章）经济或财务状况极差的国家（或机构）◆the company he had built up was reduced to a basket case four years after he retired. 他一手创建的公司在他退休四年后变成一个烂摊子。 |