disaster是什么意思？

disaster

英[dɪˈzɑ:stə(r)] 美[dɪˈzæstə(r)]

• n. 灾难，彻底的失败，不幸，祸患；

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

同义词

• n.
  disaster的同义词之：灾害,灾难,不幸
  misfortune, accident, casualty, catastrophe, calamity, mishap, tragedy,
• disaster的同义词之：其他释义
  accident, misfortune, casualty, misadventure, mishap, catastrophe, calamity, grief, tragedy, adversity,

同义词解析

• 以下这些名词均表示"灾难"或"不幸" 的意思
  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：普通用词，多批较为严重的不幸，强调不幸多由外界因素所致。

英语四级真题

And a disaster has hit Detroit.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens—and it's all terrible—one disaster after another.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

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

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... 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。
• 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。

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；