English Dictionary

train wreck

noun

The aftermath of a train crash. / (figuratively) A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers.

The train wreck caused extensive damage to the tracks.

意味（1）

The aftermath of a train crash.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers.

There is a feeling in Washington that we are gathering at the side of the track to watch a gigantic economic train wreck one of these days.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Someone (especially a woman) who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin.

She may have been a train wreck, but she was a train wreck people still can't seem to get enough of. The sordid but fascinating story of her vicious, no-holds-barred battle with life is one of the most gripping, sex-soaked biographies in years.