disaster
disaster
英[dɪˈzɑːstə(r)]美[dɪˈzæstər]
n.灾难，不幸，彻底失败；
复数：disasters;
例句
High-rise buildings proved a social disaster.高层建筑证明是个社会灾难。
a postmortem on last week’s disaster上周灾祸的事后调查分析
presumable causes of the disaster.灾难的可能原因
a ruinous disaster危害极大的灾祸
a predictable disaster可以预言的灾祸
Medical units were operating in the disaster area.医疗小组正在灾区工作。
Recklessness invites disaster.粗心大意招致灾难。
We were well aware of impending disaster.我们清楚地意识到即将来临的灾难。
Haughtiness invites disaster,humility receives benefit.满招损,谦受益。
a grievous disaster严重的灾祸
英语六级真题
There is a view that modern humans are inevitably sowing the seeds of a global Grand Banks-style disaster.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文The negative impacts of natural disasters can be seen everywhere.
出自-2016年6月听力原文A study by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters finds that, between 1980 and 2007, nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than twomillion people.
出自-2016年6月听力原文Left alone, it was assumed, the world's rain forests would not only flourish but might even rescue us from disaster by absorbing the excess carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.
出自-2013年6月听力原文I want to photograph the disaster waiting to happen.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section AIt’s the mother of all disaster drills for what could be the worst disaster in American history.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CLove, who is director of Weather and disaster risk Reduction at the World Meteorological Organization, says most of the deaths and economic losses were caused by weather, climate, or water-related extremes.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section COn the exercise’s website, officials explain that the report they prepare during this rehearsal will inform disaster management for years to come.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CYou wrote in the book: "I don't want to photograph the disaster."
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
(尤指伤亡惨重的)灾难，灾祸(如地震、坠机等)
A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.
例句
It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months...这已经是该地区不到两个月内的第二次空难了。Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute.很多人被灾难夺去了一切，变得一无所有。N-COUNT
非常糟糕的事;彻底的失败;不幸
If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable.
例句
The whole production was just a disaster!整个产品简直就是一个败笔！It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals...如果不能挺进半决赛，对他们来说就是完败。N-UNCOUNT
灾祸;祸患
Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you.
例句
The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster...*府把自己推向了财*危机的边缘。'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says.“这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。PHRASE
没有什么好结果；后患无穷
If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.
英汉词典释义
n.
灾难, 灾祸
They kept a record of earthquake disasters.他们记录地震所引发的灾害。彻底的失败
His career is a story of utter disaster.他在事业上一事无成。不幸；祸患
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;
"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system""his policies were a disaster"2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity""the earthquake was a disaster"3. an act that has disastrous consequences
行业词典
法律： 灾害；
