basket case 精神失常的人；无适应能力的人；经济状况极差的国家(或机构)

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basket case
'basket case
noun
(informal)
1. a country or an organization whose economic situation is very bad
   经济状况极差的国家(或机构)
2. a person who is slightly crazy and who has problems dealing with situations
   精神失常的人；无适应能力的人

'basket case
◙noun [C]
1. [informal] someone who you think is crazy
• 精神失常的人;
【SYN】 nutcase
2. a country with many severe economic and social problems that are likely to continue for a long time
• 经济瘫痪的国家

basket case
noun , pl   ⋯ cases [  count  ]
   informal
  1 : a person who is very nervous, tired, etc., and is not able to think or act normally
   I was so worried about losing my job that I was a complete basket case.
  2 : something (such as a company or a government) that is in very bad condition and close to failure
   a business that was once very successful but is now a financial basket case

basket case
I. noun
: one who has all four limbs amputated
< rumors have been heard in this country about the large number of basket cases among our war casualties — Bruce Bliven b.1889 >
II. noun
: one that is totally worn out, incapacitated, or inoperable
< dad's a basket case by the time he gets out to Yellowstone from the East — Harold Graham >
< reveal the Northeast to be an economic basket case — Michael Kramer >
< many models end up emotional basket cases — Gwen Kinkead >