英语释义

1. a person who has all four limbs amputated

2. a person who is mentally incapacitated or worn out (as from nervous tension) also one that is not functioning well or is in a run-down condition
an economic basket case

3. a person who is very nervous, tired, etc., and is not able to think or act normally

4. something (such as a company or a government) that is in very bad condition and close to failure

片语

You are a basket case你就是一个废人

will be a basket case毫无希望的境地

a basket case精神紧张而难于应付场面的人

Basket Case 2Basket Case 2 is a 1990 American comedy horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter. It was released on DVD by Synapse Films in October, 2007.

Like A Basket Case像个废人全

英汉例句

• that manager has been a basket case here since his wife left him.

  自从太太离开他后，那位经理就变得意志消沉。

• sometimes called the world「s richest basket case because of its wealth of such natural resources as teak and minerals.

  缅甸因为富于天然资源，包括柚木与各种矿物，所以有时候被称作世界上最富有的废物。

• you」ll be an emotional basket case this week.

  本周你在情感上没有太大希望；

• the country was an economic basket case due to civil war.

  那个国家由于内战的关系，经济瘫痪。

• ll: they aren「t mad at me anymore, but my mom is a basket case because my sister will be graduating soon.

  basket case？basket是篮子的意思，你妹妹快要毕业。

• he is portrayed as a basket case who fire people in elevators, manipulates partners, and takes credit for others’ achievements.

  他被描绘成一个大伙儿不敢与之同乘电梯的人，玩弄合作伙伴的人，窃取他人成就的人。

• ll: oh, a basket case is someone who is really upset or nervous.

  噢，原来basket case就是指一个人很紧张，很不高兴。

• i」m really worried - our company is losing so much money these days that if things don’t get better in the next two months we'll be a basket case and have to go out of business.

  我真是非常担心，我们公司这些日子亏损了那么多钱，要是在今后两个月里情况没有好转的话，我们就彻底没有希望，只好倒闭了。