disasternoun
灾难；灾祸；灾害
an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire, that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage
an air disaster
空难
environmental disasters
环境灾难
Thousands died in the disaster.
数千人在这场灾祸中丧生。
a natural disaster (= one that is caused by nature)
自然灾害
不幸；祸患
a very bad situation that causes problems
Losing your job doesn't have to be such a disaster.
丢了工作不一定就是大难临头。
Disaster struck when the wheel came off.
车轮脱落，灾难就来了。
financial disaster
严重的财政危机
Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster (= something that is likely to go badly wrong) .
让她来组织这次聚会非坏事不可。
彻底失败的人（或事）
a complete failure
As a teacher, he's a disaster.
他当老师压根儿就不称职。
The play's first night was a total disaster.
这出戏头一晚就彻底演砸了。
a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave
disaster
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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.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。
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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.The whole production was just a disaster!
整个产品简直就是一个败笔！
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N-UNCOUNT 灾祸;祸患
Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you.The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster...
政府把自己推向了财政危机的边缘。
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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.
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- an act that has disastrous consequences
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- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
- Synonym: calamity catastrophe tragedy cataclysm
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- 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
- Synonym: catastrophe
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The situation might all too easily have become a disaster .
这形势本来是很可能成为一场大灾难的。
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That was a disaster if ever there was one !
那确实是场灾难！
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The government 's policy is an open door to disaster .
政府的政策为灾难敞开了大门。
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The play 's first night was a total disaster .
这出戏头一晚就彻底演砸了。
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The government has promised a full investigation into the disaster .
政府已承诺对这次灾难进行全面调查。
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Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster ?
你对发生灾难的原因有何评论？
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The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters .
该公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。
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The election proved to be a near disaster for the party .
这次选举对这个党派来说几乎是一场灾难。
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As a teacher , he 's a disaster .
他当老师压根儿就不称职。
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The whole thing was a regular disaster .
整个事情完全是一场灾难。
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Losing your job doesn 't have to be such a disaster .
丢了工作不一定就是大难临头。
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It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster .
这场灾难的深重程度是无法充分认识的。
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There was widespread criticism of the government 's handling of the disaster .
政府对灾难的处理方式遭到了普遍的批评。
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People are still coming to terms with the enormity of the disaster .
人们仍在力图接受这一灾难带来的严重恶果。
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There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale .
这种规模的灾难是空前的。
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The evening was a total disaster .
晚会彻底搞砸了。
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The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers .
对许多农民来说，庄稼歉收就意味着灾难。
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Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster .
让她来组织这次聚会非坏事不可。
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The investigation will try to find out where the guilt for the disaster really lies .
此调查将尽力查出灾难的真正责任所在。
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This is not just another disaster movie ─ it 's a masterpiece .
不能说它只是又一部灾难片——它是一部杰作。
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The team was ill-prepared for a disaster on that scale .
这样的惨败全队根本就没有料到。
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Disaster struck when the wheel came off .
车轮脱落，灾难就来了。
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Disaster threatens on every side .
灾祸四伏。
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His plans are a recipe for disaster .
他的计划后患无穷。
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Yesterday 's crash has grim echoes of previous disasters .
昨天的撞车事故和以前的灾难令人痛心地相似。
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They rendered assistance to the disaster victims .
他们给灾民提供了援助。
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The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch .
这次橄榄球巡回赛在场上、场下都彻底失败。
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The party had risen , like a phoenix , from the ashes of electoral disaster .
该党像长生鸟一样，从选举惨败的灰烬中重新崛起。
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The evening was an unmitigated disaster .
这一晚完全是一场灾难。
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Lemming-like we rushed into certain disaster .
我们像旅鼠一样忙不迭地投入灾难。
指因有人死亡而令人震惊的不幸事件。
Mother's sudden death was a tragedy to the family.
母亲的突然去世对全家是一个极大的不幸。
The tragedy he mentioned took place in March.
他提到的那一悲惨事件发生在3月。
The tragedy occurred during the earthquake when four people of the same family were killed.
地震中悲剧发生了，一家人中有四个丧命。
指困难重重或不走运的境况。
The others were greatly inspired by his courage in the face of adversity.
他面对逆境的勇气极大地鼓舞了其他人。
He is always ready to deal with adversity.
他时刻准备着去应对逆境。
指意外发生的、造成重大损失的灾祸，语气强于 disaster，侧重于悲痛的心情；有时也指个人的不幸， 多为幽默用语。
It will be a calamity for farmers if it keeps raining.
如果雨一直下个不停，将会给农民带来灾难。
The flood brought calamities to the local people.
洪水给当地民众带来了巨大灾难。
The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of her life.
事实证明这桩婚姻是她一生中最大的不幸。
It will be a calamity if I fail my English exam.
这次英语考试我要是通不过就惨了。
语气最强，指造成破坏、死亡的可怕灾难，强调最终的结局；也可指极为麻烦的局面或悲惨的结局。
Food is required immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
急需食物以避免一场人道主义灾难。
The forest fire was a catastrophe.
那场森林火灾是个大灾难。
The natural catastrophe dealt a heavy blow to this country's economy.
这场自然灾害给该国经济带来了严重的打击。
If the project is cancelled, it will be a catastrophe for all of the companies concerned.
如果该项目取消，对所有相关公司将是个灾难。
普通用词，通常指各类人为或自然的灾祸，如核泄漏、洪水、暴风雪等。
The plane flew through the clouds in time and a disaster was narrowly averted.
飞机及时地飞过了云层，侥幸避免了一场灾难。
The oil spill was a disaster for sea animals.
那次石油泄漏对海洋动物是一场灾难。
The conference turned out to be a complete disaster.
大会最终搞得一团糟。
They overcame the natural disaster and even had a bumper harvest.
他们战胜了自然灾害，甚至还获得了大丰收。
多指较为严重的不幸，强调多由厄运或外界因素所致。
The climbers had the misfortune of running into a snowslide, but no one got hurt.
登山队员不幸遇到雪崩，但没有人受伤。
She is distressed by misfortune.
厄运使她忧伤。
We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm.
我们不幸遭遇了猛烈的暴风雨。
Misfortune befell me when I was still young.
我年纪还很小的时候就遭到了不幸。
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