failed state
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌfeɪld ˈsteɪt]
- 美式音标 [ˌfeɪld ˈsteɪt]
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基本解释
- 失败国家（被认为未能满足和履行某一些作为主权政府应有的基本条件和责任的国家）。
英汉例句
- Failed states are increasingly trapped in a cycle of poverty and violence. 失败国家越来越深地陷入贫困与暴力的泥潭之中。
noun [ C ]
英英字典
- a country whose government is considered to have failed at some of its basic responsibilities, for example keeping the legal system working correctly, and providing public services (= electricity, water, education, hospitals, etc.)