disaster
noun /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/
/dɪˈzæstər/
Idioms - [countable] 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
灾难；灾祸；灾害 - the world's worst humanitarian disaster
世界上最严重的人道主义灾难 - an environmental/ecological disaster
环境/生态灾难 - a rail/mining/tsunami disaster
铁路/采矿/海啸灾难 - in a disaster Thousands died in the disaster.
数千人在这场灾祸中丧生。 - They provided more than $2.3 billion in disaster relief.
他们提供了超过23亿美元的救灾援助。 - a disaster area/zone
灾区/灾区 - It was taking years for disaster victims to settle and rebuild.
灾难受害者需要数年时间来安顿和重建。 - Given the threat of earthquake, we recognized the need for disaster recovery centres.
鉴于地震的威胁，我们认识到需要灾难恢复中心。
Wordfinder- avalanche
- cyclone
- disaster
- earthquake
- eruption
- flood
- hurricane
- landslide
- tornado
- tsunami
- Europe's worst environmental disaster is unfolding at this very moment.
欧洲最严重的环境灾难此时正愈演愈烈。 - He called for a full investigation to help prevent future disasters.
他要求展开全面调查，以防止未来可能发生的灾难。 - In a disaster everyone needs to keep calm.
灾难中每个人都需要保持镇静。 - In the aftermath of the disaster people were too shocked to give a clear picture of what had happened.
灾难过后人们心有余悸，无法清晰地描述所发生的一切。 - It was a miracle any of the passengers or crew survived the disaster.
在这场灾难中若有任何乘客或机组人员生还，那简直就是个奇迹。 - No government could have handled a disaster of this magnitude effectively.
当时无论哪个政府，都无法有效地处理如此大的灾难。 - Only rescue workers are allowed into the disaster area.
只允许救援人员进入灾难现场。 - The area has been declared a disaster zone.
该地区被宣布为受灾地区。 - the need for a disaster management plan
灾难管理计划的必要性 - The disaster relief operation will continue over the summer.
救灾援助整个夏天都将继续。 - The majority of enterprises aren't spending very much on disaster recovery at all.
多数企业没有在灾后重建上投入很多资金。 - They had no real experience in disaster management.
他们没有实际的灾害管理经验。 - This morning I signed a disaster declaration for the state.
今天上午我签署了宣布该州进入灾难状态的公告。 - We have a disaster plan in place before every mission.
每次执行任务前我们都会预先制订灾难应急方案。 - Will we ever find out why the disaster occurred?
我们会找出灾难发生的原因吗？ - a Hollywood disaster movie
一部好莱坞灾难片 - an organization which provides help for the victims of the disaster
向灾民提供帮助的组织 - attempts to find out what caused the disaster
寻找灾难原因的努力 - communities affected by disasters
受灾的社区 - counties eligible for federal disaster assistance
有资格接受联邦救灾援助的县 - fears of a nuclear disaster
对核灾难的恐惧 - finding out why the disaster occurred
查找灾难发生的原因 - providing help for the victims of the disaster
向灾民提供帮助 - the biggest disaster in British mining history
英国采矿史上最大的灾难 - the governor's disaster fund
州长的救灾资金 - the planning and implementation of disaster preparedness
防灾方案及其实施 - the unfolding storm disaster in the South
南方愈演愈烈的暴风雨灾害 - Such environmental disasters will become increasingly frequent.
这样的环境灾难会越来越频繁。 - They were involved in the 2001 ferry disaster.
他们被牵扯到2001年的渡船灾难事件。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awful
- big
- catastrophic
- …
- bring
- cause
- create
- …
- happen
- occur
- strike
- …
- area
- scene
- site
- …
- in a/the disaster
- a disaster waiting to happen
- in the aftermath of a disaster
- a recipe for disaster
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- the world's worst humanitarian disaster
- [countable, uncountable] a very bad situation that causes problems
不幸；祸患 - 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。 - Archie has to act quickly to avert disaster.
阿奇必须迅速行动以避免灾难。 - They could think of no way to avoid the impending disaster.
他们想不出任何办法来避免即将到来的灾难。 - Many business partnerships end in disaster.
许多商业伙伴关系以灾难告终。 - disaster for somebody The discovery of the disease among sheep spells financial disaster for farmers.
这种疾病在绵羊中的发现给农民带来了财政灾难。 - 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。
- Buying that house turned out to be a financial disaster.
买那座房子结果证明是理财上的失败。 - The festival ended up being a financial disaster for the promoters.
节日最终对筹办者而言是财务上的失败。 - Everyone had the feeling that disaster was imminent.
每个人都感觉到灾难在逼近。 - Everything was going fine. Then, without warning, disaster struck.
一切进展顺利。然后，在没有任何警示的情况下，灾难降临了。 - High-rise buildings proved a social disaster.
高层建筑证明是个社会灾难。 - His prediction was not heeded, and disaster ensued.
没人理会他的预测，结果灾难发生了。 - In the last match of the series England were facing disaster.
在系列赛的最后一场比赛中，英格兰队面对的是灾难。 - Independent analysts in the market predicted disaster.
市场中的独立分析师预测会有灾难。 - It become a financial disaster scenario.
这变成了一场金融灾难。 - It seemed that nothing could prevent the impending disaster.
似乎没有什么可以阻止这场迫在眉睫的灾难。 - It would spell certain economic disaster for our local community.
这会给我们当地社区带来某种经济灾难。 - Just one mistake can mean disaster.
一个错误便会引发一场灾难。 - It's courting disaster to go into the mountains without proper weatherproof clothing.
进山却不携带些防风雨的衣物，简直是自找苦吃。 - One person's mistakes can bring disaster to someone else.
一个人的错误可能祸及他人。 - The drought spelled economic disaster for the country.
干旱在该国引发了经济灾难。 - The festival ended up being a financial disaster for the promoters.
节日最终对筹办者而言是财务上的失败。 - The show ended in disaster when the tent collapsed.
帐篷倒塌，演出以灾难收场。 - Their departure spells social disaster for the region.
他们的离开给这一地区带来了社会灾难。 - There are many who have suffered personal disasters but managed to rebuild their lives.
有许多人遭受过个人不幸，但仍重建了自己的生活。 - We could all see that disaster loomed for the company.
我们都看得出来灾难正向该公司逼近。 - a near disaster in the city centre
市中心一件近乎灾难的事 - his firm belief that the whole world was heading for disaster
他坚信整个世界正走向灾难 - the greatest electoral disaster of the century
本世纪最失败的选举 - the unforeseen disaster that has just been thrust upon us
落在我们头上的始料未及的灾难 - What can be done to ward off environmental disaster?
如何避免环境灾难？ - Although there was always the possibility of flooding, the Nile seldom brought disaster to Egypt.
尽管总是有可能发生洪水，尼罗河却很少给埃及带来灾难。 - A disaster recovery plan allows a business to continue as usual in the event of system failures.
灾难恢复计划允许企业在系统出现故障时照常运营。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awful
- big
- catastrophic
- …
- bring
- cause
- create
- …
- happen
- occur
- strike
- …
- area
- scene
- site
- …
- in a/the disaster
- a disaster waiting to happen
- in the aftermath of a disaster
- a recipe for disaster
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- Losing your job doesn't have to be such a disaster.
- [countable] (informal) a complete failure
彻底失败的人（或事） - 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 complete/total/absolute/unmitigated disaster
彻底的/全面的/绝对的/彻底的灾难
Topics Difficulty and failurea2- I am a walking disaster when it comes to paperwork.
我做文书工作总是搞得一塌糊涂。 - I can already foresee the night turning into a total disaster.
现在我就可以预知这将是一个彻头彻尾的失败之夜。 - The play was a complete disaster from beginning to end.
这部戏自始至终都很失败。 - The shirt was a definite fashion disaster.
这件衬衫毫无时尚可言。 - He was a competent accountant, but as a manager he's a disaster.
他是个称职的会计师，可作为经理他是个彻底的失败者。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- real
- …
- prove
- turn out to be
- become
- …
- a disaster for somebody/something
- As a teacher, he's a disaster.
词源late 16th cent.: from Italian disastro ‘ill-starred event’, from dis- (expressing negation) + astro ‘star’ (from Latin astrum).
Idioms
an accident/a disaster waiting to happen
- 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
隐患 - Any one of these nuclear plants may be a disaster waiting to happen.
这些核电厂中的任何一个都可能会成为灾难隐患。
- Any one of these nuclear plants may be a disaster waiting to happen.