出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第231页（243字）
形容失败得很悲惨，不可收拾，例他的公司因经营不当，连连退股，现在已经一败涂地，宣告倒闭。
His company was mis-managed and shareholders asked for a refund of their investments．The company was an utter failure and has now declared bankrupt．