banana republic
英 [bəˌnɑːnə rɪˈpʌblɪk]
美 [bəˌnænə rɪˈpʌblɪk]
n. 香蕉共和国(政府无能、依赖外援的贫穷国家)
牛津词典
noun
- 香蕉共和国（政府无能、依赖外援的贫穷国家）
a poor country with a weak government, that depends on foreign money
柯林斯词典
- 香蕉共和国（指政局动荡的贫穷小国）
Small, poor countries that are politically unstable are sometimes referred to asbanana republics.
英英释义
noun
- a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
双语例句
- Now federal reserve market "manipulation" and the "incredible irresponsibility and bad judgment of the public sector" i.e. the U.S. government make banana republic inflation levels inevitable starting in 2012.
现今，美联储（FederalReserve）对市场的“操纵”和“公共部门，即美国政府，极不负责任的态度和严重的误判”将使拉美国家在2012年不可避免地出现严重通胀。 - Crew and Banana Republic, which recently introduced a denim collection that includes trench coats and shirt dresses.
Crew和BananaRepublic这样的时尚专卖店，后者最近刚推出一个牛仔服装系列，包括牛仔风衣和牛仔衬衫裙等。 - Google ( GOOG), Citibank ( c) and Banana Republic ( GPS) have joined us in this effort.
谷歌（Google）、花旗银行（Citibank）以及香蕉共和国（BananaRepublic）都加入了我们的行动。 - A good place for tailored shorts is banana republic.
穿短裤的一个好去处是巴拿马。 - Toby Lenk, head of Gap's online business, said that the retailer would open websites in the UK for both Gap and Banana Republic, linked on a single payment platform, which would start shipping products next autumn.
Gap在线业务负责人托比兰克（TobyLenk）表示，该公司将在英国开设Gap和BananaRepublic两个品牌的网站，采用同一个支付平台，并将于明年秋季开始销售产品。 - In the not-so-distant past, management transitions at Ford Motor Co. were much like the firing squad at a South American Banana Republic.
就在不久前，福特汽车公司（FordMotorCo.）管理层的变更就像是南美香蕉共和国的死刑执行现场。 - Now I know why they call it banana republic.
现在我知道他们为什么称之为香蕉共和国了。 - 'This was a humiliation of epochal proportions,' says Mr. Caryl. 'A country that had been at the heart of the Western economic and political system found itself reduced to the status of a banana republic.'
这是一个奇耻大辱，卡里尔说，一个曾经是西方政治、经济体制核心的国家发现自己沦落到香蕉共和国的地位。