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Meaning of 一蹶不振

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
一 yī 蹶 jué 不 bù 振 zhèn
one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch
Example Sentences
1
长期罢工损失巨大致使该公司一蹶不振
。
The long and costly strike proved to be the last nail in the company's coffin.
2
基地组织一蹶不振的另一个原因是所谓的
“
思想战
“
。
Another weakness is in the so-called "war of ideas".
3
使中国的货币政策尤其问题重重的是一蹶不振的世界经济
。
What makes China' s currency policy especially problematic is the depressed state of the world economy.
4
在爱尔兰
,
政府也已经因灾难性的银行系统失败而一蹶不振
。
In Ireland, the government has been brought down by a catastrophic banking system failure.
5
有一次他在工作上受到了挫折
,
我又开始担心他会不会一蹶不振
。
At one point he suffered a setback at work and I worried that he was headed for a major depression.