basket cases
- n.经济状况极差的国家(或机构);精神失常的人;无适应能力的人
- basket case的复数
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N-COUNT （经济或金融）困境
If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
这个国家长期失业严重、犯罪猖獗，经济几近瘫痪。
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N-COUNT 精神失常者
If you describe someone as a basket case, you think that they are insane.You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.
如果我告诉了你这件事，你会认为我脑子进水了。
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The doctor said there were a lot of basket cases among the war casualties .
医生说战争伤亡中四肢不全的为数不少。
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Asian countries have been stamped upon by the west for centuries , he says , and until relatively recently were berated as basket cases unable to feed themselves .
他表示，几个世纪以来，亚洲国家一直被西方打上烙印，直到不久以前，还一直被斥为不能自力更生的悲剧。
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Chinese banks have been transformed in the past decade from insolvent basket cases to the world 's most valuable and profitable lenders , in terms of market capitalisation and absolute profits .
过去10年间，中国各银行已从缺乏清偿能力的困境机构，转变为就市值和绝对利润额而言全球最有价值和最盈利的银行。
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Experts say the key issue now is how many countries follow Mexico 's lead , and in particular whether countries in the middle of the spectrum , neither basket cases nor teachers ' pets , are prepared to risk the stigma of going to the IMF .
专家表示，现在的关键问题是，会有多少国家效仿墨西哥的做法，尤其是那些经济状况既非陷于瘫痪、又非鹤立鸡群的一般国家，是否准备甘冒向IMF求援的恶名。