banana republic

noun

1. 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

1. 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 as banana republics .

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. '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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. A good place for tailored shorts is banana republic.
   穿短裤的一个好去处是巴拿马。
8. 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。

noun

1. 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)