| 单词 | basket case |
| 释义 | basket caseWord family nounbasketfulbasketrybasketballbasket casebasketweavebasketbasketwork ˈbasket case noun [countableC] 1. informalNERVOUS someone who you think is crazy 精神失常的人 SYN nut case 2. a country with many severe economic and social problems that are likely to continue for a long time 社会动荡、经济困顿的国家 Examples from the Corpus basket case• Mom was a complete basket case at our wedding.• By any measure, the delta is an environmental basket case.• Compared to them, I was without skill, a vocational basket case. From Longman Business Dictionary basket caseˈbasket ˌcase noun [countableC usually singular] journalismECONOMICS a company, country, or economy that is doing so badly and has so many problems that it is likely to fail completely By any standard, the area is aneconomic basket case. |
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