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disasters

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例句
英语四级真题
    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
    But the report, he said, "will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵的).
    出自-2011年6月阅读原文
    Economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters
    出自-2011年6月阅读原文
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.