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fiasco

/fiˈæskoʊ/

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1 · n.

a complete and embarrassing failure

彻底的失败；惨败

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Poor planning turned the launch into a public fiasco.
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计划不周使这次发布活动成了公开的闹剧。
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Pronunciation: /fiˈæskoʊ/

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