basket case

短语

[医] 全肢断离者

发音

AU

词形变化

basket cases 复数 basket cases

别名

basketcase

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone (especially a soldier) who has lost all four limbs.

    非正式 历史 冒犯

    The Surgeon General of the Army […] denies […] that there is any foundation for the stories that have been circulated […] of the existence of ‘basket cases’ in our hospitals.

  2. 2.

    An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise).

    糟糕

    非正式

    This country is a financial basket case, a country so broke that it should be a perfect warning to lenders.

    Some countries are breadbaskets, others basket cases.

  3. 3.

    One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable.

    废人

    非正式

    She was a complete basket case the morning of her wedding.

词源

From basket + case, based on rumors during World War I that wounded soldiers were transported in baskets.

来源：wiktionary