train wreck

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A train crash.
  2. The wreckage resulting from a train crash.
  3. A disaster, especially one which is large, chaotic, and readily seen by public observers. figuratively
    — There is a feeling in Washington that we are gathering at the side of the track to watch a gigantic economic train wreck one of these days.
  4. Someone who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin. figuratively
    — She may have been a train wreck, but she was a train wreck people still can't seem to get enough of. The sordid but fascinating story of her vicious, no-holds-barred battle with life is one of the most gripping, sex-soaked biographies in years.
动词 v.
  1. To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster. idiomatic,informal,transitive
    — […] basic fundamental communication steps must be achieved so not to train wreck the new employee.

词形变化

train wrecks plural trainwreck alternative train-wreck alternative train wrecks present,singular,third-person train wrecking participle,present train wrecked participle,past train wrecked past trainwreck alternative train-wreck alternative
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