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词汇 basket-case
释义 basket case
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbɑː.skɪt ˌkeɪs/ us /ˈbæs.kɪt ˌkeɪs/

basket casenoun[C] (PERSON)


informal
someone who is extremely nervous or anxious and is therefore unable to organize their life: 极度紧张(或焦虑)的人;精神濒于崩溃的人
By the end of the course I was a complete basket case.到课程结束时我紧张得简直不行了。

basket casenoun[C] (COUNTRY/COMPANY)


a country or company that is very unsuccessful financially: 财政拮据的国家(或公司)
20 years ago the country was an economic basket case.20年前,该国的经济一团糟。
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basket case | American Dictionary


basket case
noun[ Cusually sing ]
 infmlus/ˈbæs·kɪt ˌkeɪs/
someone who is made very anxious by the demands and pressures of something, esp. work:
I was a basket case by the end of the day.

basket case | Business English


basket case
noun[ C ]
 ECONOMICS, FINANCE informal
used especially in newspapers to describe a country, company, or organization that has very serious financial problems:
The economy was described as a basket case, with mounting debt and the highest public spending in Europe.
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