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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    basket case

    • IPA[ˈbɑːskɪt ˌkeɪs]

    英式

    • n.
      a person or thing regarded as useless or unable to cope；a country or organization that is in severe financial or economic difficulties, especially one that is unable to pay its debts

    • noun: basket case, plural noun: basket cases

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    名詞

    • 1. informal a person or thing regarded as useless or unable to cope do that for a couple of days and you become a blithering basket case
    • ▪ informal a country or organization that is in severe financial or economic difficulties, especially one that is unable to pay its debts sudden meltdowns—such as the financial crisis—can turn flourishing countries into basket cases overnight