n.(名词)

1. 灾害，灾难，天灾，灾祸，祸患
2. 不幸，倒霉
3. 事故，祸事，惨案
4. 彻底的失败，惨败
5. 灾难性损失
6. 糟糕，一团糟
7. 彻底失败的人

v.(动词)

1. 带来灾难，毁坏

n.(名词)

1. [C]灾难,灾祸 sth very bad that happens and that may hurt a lot of people
2. [C][U]彻底的失败 complete failure

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

1.(尤指伤亡惨重的)灾难，灾祸(如地震、坠机等)
Adisaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.

e.g. It was the second airdisaster 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。
e.g. Many had lost all in thedisaster and were destitute.
很多人被灾难夺去了一切，变得一无所有。

2.非常糟糕的事;彻底的失败;不幸
If you refer to something as adisaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable.

disaster的近义词

e.g. The whole production was just adisaster!
整个产品简直就是一个败笔！
e.g. It would be adisaster 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。

3.灾祸;祸患
disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you.

disaster

e.g. The government brought itself to the brink of fiscaldisaster...
政府把自己推向了财政危机的边缘。
e.g. 'The potential fordisaster is enormous,' he says.
“这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。

4.没有什么好结果；后患无穷
If you say that something isa recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.

1. 大灾难：美国运通新兴市场债券基金经理人法兰根(Tom Flanagan)昨(10)日闻讯表示,罗杰斯是一位很成功的投资者,但他的评价却太极端,不是极好的(fantastic),就是大灾难(disaster),虽然罗杰斯不看好债券,但债券的防御性投资功能,并不会改变.

They had led the country into economic disaster.

他们把国家带入了经济灾难中。

The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.

这件灾难使他对信仰发生了动摇。

He spoke darkly of possible future disaster.

他悲观地说将来可能大难临头。

We are all pervaded with a sense of disaster.

我们普遍有大祸降临的感觉。

Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan.

此一计划除了导致失败而外将一无所获。

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

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。

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。

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。

'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says.

“这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。

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。

The whole production was just a disaster!

整个产品简直就是一个败笔！

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。

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。

The crow croaked disaster.

乌鸦呱呱叫预报灾难.

What a terrible disaster!

真是了不得的大祸啊!

They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.

他们把他们的灾难归于命不好.

She could now no longer contain herself, and was convinced that some disaster was impending.

她此时按捺不住自己, 料想一定是凶多吉少.

Preparedness ensures security ; unpreparedness invites disaster .

有备才能无患,无备必定 吃亏.

This development could spell disaster for the steel industry.

这一发展有可能给钢铁工业带来灾难.

The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.

这一灾难被视为上天的惩罚.

The smallest deflection of the missile could bring disaster.

导弹有极微小的偏斜也可能酿出大祸.

Landing in bad weather is a tricky task for any pilot, even the smallest error can lead to disaster.

在恶劣天气的条件下着陆对于任何飞行员都是一项危险的工作, 甚至极小的差错都可能酿成一场灾难.

A disaster was narrowly averted.

及时防止了一场灾难。

an air disaster

空难

The government's policy is an open door to disaster.

政府的政策为灾难敞开了大门。

The evening was an unmitigated disaster.

这一晚完全是一场灾难。

He said anyone giving orders without respecting the wishes of his people is heading for disaster.

他说任何不尊重人民意愿而发号施令的人都注定会走向灭亡。

1. She was in Mexico City when the disaster happened.
   灾难发生时她在墨西哥城。
2. They kept a record of earthquake disasters.
   他们记录了地震的经过。
3. The party was an absolute disaster.
   那次聚会搞得一塌糊涂。
4. His career is a story of utter disaster.
   他在事业上一事无成。

动词+～

• disaster">avert disaster避开灾祸
• disaster">court〔invite〕 disaster招致灾祸
• disaster">suffer disaster遭受灾祸

形容词+～

• disaster">dire disaster可怕的灾祸

～+介词

• disaster%20for%E3%80%94to%E3%80%95%20%E2%80%A6">disaster for〔to〕 …的灾祸

• disaster always brought out the best in Churchill.

  出自：D. Fraser

• The Houghton Main colliery disaster in which five miners died.

  出自：Daily Telegraph

n.(名词)

disaster, calamity, catastrophe

这三个词均可指不幸的灾难。disaster指人为的或自然的灾祸; calamity指造成的灾祸比disaster更大; catastrophe指造成的损失无法补偿。

disaster，calamity，catastrophe，misfortune

这些名词均表示“灾难”或“不幸”之意。

disaster普通用词，指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。

calamity多指个人的不幸，比disaster严重，强调灾难引起的悲痛以及对于损失的感觉。

catastrophe语气最强，指可怕的灾难，强调最终的结局。

misfortune多指较为严重的不幸，强调不幸多由外界因素所致。

• ☆ 直接源自意大利语的disastro，意为灾难，天灾。