disaster 的英语意思
disasterdisaster /dɪˈzɑːstə $ dɪˈzæstər/ noun [countable, uncountable] 
查看全部语言翻译1a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering突发事件，如洪水、风暴或事故，造成重大损失或伤亡: 
One hundred and twenty people died in China’s worst air disaster.一百二十人在中国史上最惨烈的空难中遇难。 the economic consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster切尔诺贝利核灾难的经济后果disaster for The oil spill was a disaster for Alaskan sea animals.石油泄漏对阿拉斯加海洋动物来说是一场灾难。 The 1987 hurricane was the worst natural disaster to hit England for decades.1987年的飓风是数十年来袭击英格兰的最严重自然灾害。 Their expedition nearly ended in disaster, when one of the climbers slid off the mountain.一名登山者从山上滑落，他们的探险险些酿成大祸。 The drought could spell disaster for wildlife.干旱可能对野生动物造成灾难性影响。 Disaster struck when two men were killed during their parachute jumps.两名男子在跳伞时遇难，灾难就此降临。 The peace process was on the brink of disaster.和平进程已濒临崩溃。 Luckily the pilot saw the other plane just in time, and a disaster was narrowly averted.幸运的是，飞行员及时发现了另一架飞机，一场灾难得以险险化解。► see thesaurus at accident2something that is very bad or a failure, especially when this is very annoying or disappointing非常糟糕或失败的事物，尤指令人恼火或失望的情况something is a complete/total/disaster Because of the weather, the parade was a total disaster.由于天气原因，游行完全一塌糊涂。 The evening was an unmitigated disaster (=a complete failure).那个夜晚是一场彻头彻尾的灾难（=完全的失败）。disaster for The cuts in funding will be a disaster for the schools.削减经费对学校来说将是一场灾难。 Five small boys on skis is a recipe for disaster (=is very likely to end badly).五个小男孩穿着滑雪板简直是自找麻烦（=极有可能以糟糕结局收场）。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + disaster形容词／名词 + disastera natural disaster (=caused by nature)· In recent years there has been an increase in weather-related natural disasters.· 近年来，与天气相关的自然灾害有所增加。an ecological/environmental disaster (=causing great damage to nature)· This region is facing an ecological disaster as a result of toxic waste.· 该地区正面临因有毒废物引发的生态灾难。an air/rail disaster (=an air or rail accident)· The crash was the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history.· 此次事故是巴基斯坦历史上最惨重的铁路灾难。a nuclear disaster (=an accident involving nuclear power or weapons)· A conflict could get out of hand and degenerate into nuclear disaster.· 冲突可能失控，演变为核灾难。a terrible disaster· It was a terrible disaster which carried away a large part of the hillside.· 这是一场惨烈的灾难，带走了大半片山坡。verbs动词a disaster strikes (=happens suddenly)· Congress often gives millions of dollars in foreign aid when natural disasters strike.· 自然灾害发生时，美国国会通常会提供数百万美元的对外援助。prevent/avert a disaster· They called for an international programme to prevent the disaster happening again.· 他们呼吁制订一项国际计划，以防止此类灾难再次发生。disaster + NOUNdisaster + 名词a disaster area/zone (=area where a disaster has happened)· Military planes flew food supplies to the disaster area.· 军用飞机将食品物资运往灾区。disaster relief (=money, food, clothes etc for people in a disaster area)· an emergency appeal for disaster relief· 紧急灾难救援呼吁a disaster victim (=someone who is suffering because of a disaster)· Aid is being given to the disaster victims.· 正在向灾难受害者提供援助。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2adjectives形容词a complete/total disaster· Last Saturday’s game was a complete disaster for our team.· 上周六的比赛对我们队来说简直是一场彻底的失败。a financial/economic/military etc disaster· The project was a financial disaster.· 该项目在财务上是一场灾难。a national disaster· The Labour Party called the new government 'a national disaster'.· 工党称新政府是"一场国家灾难"。a personal disaster· I’d taken some professional risks and survived a few personal disasters.· 我曾冒过一些职业风险，也熬过了几次个人挫折。an unmitigated disaster (=a complete failure)· The $24,000,000 movie was an unmitigated disaster.· 这部耗资2400万美元的电影是一场彻头彻尾的失败。a potential disaster (=one that could happen)· Always save a backup copy of your work to avoid potential disasters.· 请始终保存工作的备份副本，以避免潜在的损失。an impending disaster (=one that is going to happen soon)· She had a sense of impending disaster.· 她有一种大祸临头的预感。verbs动词end in disaster· By the late 1990s his career had ended in disaster.· 到1990年代末，他的事业以惨败告终。spell disaster (=cause something to end badly or fail)· Bad luck and the recession spelt disaster for her business.· 运气不佳加上经济衰退，对她的生意来说无异于灾难。phrases短语be on the brink of disaster (=be almost ending in a very bad way)· Once again the peace process was on the brink of disaster.· 和平进程再次濒临崩溃。be a recipe for disaster (=be a situation that is very likely to end badly)· If you get married too young, it’s a recipe for disaster.· 如果结婚太早，就是自找麻烦。something is a disaster waiting to happen (=used to say that something is bad and will fail)· The government’s educational reforms are a disaster waiting to happen.· 政府的教育改革是一场迟早要爆发的灾难。THESAURUS同义词辨析disaster a sudden event such as an accident, or a natural event such as a flood or storm, which causes great damage or suffering突发事件（如事故），或洪水、风暴等自然事件，造成重大损失或伤亡: · 200 people died in the train disaster.· 200人在这场火车灾难中遇难。· The earthquake was the worst natural disaster to hit India for over 50 years.· 这次地震是50多年来袭击印度的最严重自然灾害。catastrophe a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, damage, suffering, or death over a wide area of the world在世界广大地区造成大规模破坏、损失、痛苦或死亡的可怕事件: · A large comet hitting the Earth would be a catastrophe.· 一颗大彗星撞击地球将是一场大灾难。· We don’t want another nuclear catastrophe like Chernobyl.· 我们不想再经历像切尔诺贝利那样的核灾难。· Scientists say that the oil spill is an ecological catastrophe.· 科学家表示，此次石油泄漏是一场生态灾难。tragedy a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves death因涉及死亡而令人震惊的非常悲痛的事件: · It was a tragedy that he died so young.· 他英年早逝，实在是一场悲剧。· the AIDS tragedy in Africa· 非洲的艾滋病悲剧debacle an event or situation that is a complete failure and is very embarrassing完全失败且极为令人难堪的事件或局面: · The opening ceremony turned into a debacle.· 开幕式变成了一场大失败。· The team is hoping to do better this game, after last week’s debacle against the Chicago Bears.· 在上周与芝加哥熊队的惨败之后，球队希望本场比赛能有更好的表现。natural disasters自然灾害earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage地球表面突然震动，通常造成大量破坏: · A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.· 一场强烈地震袭击了印度尼西亚的苏拉威西岛。· It was the biggest earthquake to hit the Pacific Northwest for 52 years.· 这是52年来袭击太平洋西北地区的最大地震。flood a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry大量水覆盖通常干燥的地区: · Bangladesh has been hit by a series of devastating floods (=very bad floods).· 孟加拉国遭受了一系列毁灭性洪灾（=极为严重的洪水）的袭击。· The crisis began with floods that covered one third of the countryside.· 这场危机起源于淹没了三分之一农村地区的洪水。drought a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live长期干旱天气，水资源不足以维持动植物生存: · The country experienced its worst drought this century.· 该国经历了本世纪最严重的干旱。· In East Africa, three years of drought have left 10 million people in urgent need of food and water.· 在东非，三年干旱使1000万人急需食物和水。famine a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die大量人口长期几乎或完全没有食物、许多人因此死亡的状况: · Poor harvests led to famine.· 歉收导致了饥荒。· 4,000,000 people are threatened by famine in northern Ethiopia.· 埃塞俄比亚北部有400万人面临饥荒威胁。hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean风力极强、快速移动于水面上方的风暴——专指北大西洋的风暴: · extreme weather such as hurricanes· 飓风等极端天气· Hurricane Andrew left southern Florida in ruins.· 飓风安德鲁使佛罗里达南部满目疮痍。typhoon a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean猛烈的热带风暴——专指西太平洋的风暴: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.· 台风袭击菲律宾，掀翻了房屋屋顶，拔起了树木。· tsunami a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land由地震等极端情况引发的巨大海浪，到达陆地时可造成严重破坏: · Thousands of people were killed in the tsunami.· 数千人在海啸中遇难。· Many Pacific earthquakes have generated tsunamis.· 太平洋的许多地震引发了海啸。
查看全部语言翻译1a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering突发事件，如洪水、风暴或事故，造成重大损失或伤亡: One hundred and twenty people died in China’s worst air disaster.一百二十人在中国史上最惨烈的空难中遇难。 the economic consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster切尔诺贝利核灾难的经济后果disaster for The oil spill was a disaster for Alaskan sea animals.石油泄漏对阿拉斯加海洋动物来说是一场灾难。 The 1987 hurricane was the worst natural disaster to hit England for decades.1987年的飓风是数十年来袭击英格兰的最严重自然灾害。 Their expedition nearly ended in disaster, when one of the climbers slid off the mountain.一名登山者从山上滑落，他们的探险险些酿成大祸。 The drought could spell disaster for wildlife.干旱可能对野生动物造成灾难性影响。 Disaster struck when two men were killed during their parachute jumps.两名男子在跳伞时遇难，灾难就此降临。 The peace process was on the brink of disaster.和平进程已濒临崩溃。 Luckily the pilot saw the other plane just in time, and a disaster was narrowly averted.幸运的是，飞行员及时发现了另一架飞机，一场灾难得以险险化解。► see thesaurus at accident2something that is very bad or a failure, especially when this is very annoying or disappointing非常糟糕或失败的事物，尤指令人恼火或失望的情况something is a complete/total/disaster Because of the weather, the parade was a total disaster.由于天气原因，游行完全一塌糊涂。 The evening was an unmitigated disaster (=a complete failure).那个夜晚是一场彻头彻尾的灾难（=完全的失败）。disaster for The cuts in funding will be a disaster for the schools.削减经费对学校来说将是一场灾难。 Five small boys on skis is a recipe for disaster (=is very likely to end badly).五个小男孩穿着滑雪板简直是自找麻烦（=极有可能以糟糕结局收场）。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + disaster形容词／名词 + disastera natural disaster (=caused by nature)· In recent years there has been an increase in weather-related natural disasters.· 近年来，与天气相关的自然灾害有所增加。an ecological/environmental disaster (=causing great damage to nature)· This region is facing an ecological disaster as a result of toxic waste.· 该地区正面临因有毒废物引发的生态灾难。an air/rail disaster (=an air or rail accident)· The crash was the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history.· 此次事故是巴基斯坦历史上最惨重的铁路灾难。a nuclear disaster (=an accident involving nuclear power or weapons)· A conflict could get out of hand and degenerate into nuclear disaster.· 冲突可能失控，演变为核灾难。a terrible disaster· It was a terrible disaster which carried away a large part of the hillside.· 这是一场惨烈的灾难，带走了大半片山坡。verbs动词a disaster strikes (=happens suddenly)· Congress often gives millions of dollars in foreign aid when natural disasters strike.· 自然灾害发生时，美国国会通常会提供数百万美元的对外援助。prevent/avert a disaster· They called for an international programme to prevent the disaster happening again.· 他们呼吁制订一项国际计划，以防止此类灾难再次发生。disaster + NOUNdisaster + 名词a disaster area/zone (=area where a disaster has happened)· Military planes flew food supplies to the disaster area.· 军用飞机将食品物资运往灾区。disaster relief (=money, food, clothes etc for people in a disaster area)· an emergency appeal for disaster relief· 紧急灾难救援呼吁a disaster victim (=someone who is suffering because of a disaster)· Aid is being given to the disaster victims.· 正在向灾难受害者提供援助。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2adjectives形容词a complete/total disaster· Last Saturday’s game was a complete disaster for our team.· 上周六的比赛对我们队来说简直是一场彻底的失败。a financial/economic/military etc disaster· The project was a financial disaster.· 该项目在财务上是一场灾难。a national disaster· The Labour Party called the new government 'a national disaster'.· 工党称新政府是"一场国家灾难"。a personal disaster· I’d taken some professional risks and survived a few personal disasters.· 我曾冒过一些职业风险，也熬过了几次个人挫折。an unmitigated disaster (=a complete failure)· The $24,000,000 movie was an unmitigated disaster.· 这部耗资2400万美元的电影是一场彻头彻尾的失败。a potential disaster (=one that could happen)· Always save a backup copy of your work to avoid potential disasters.· 请始终保存工作的备份副本，以避免潜在的损失。an impending disaster (=one that is going to happen soon)· She had a sense of impending disaster.· 她有一种大祸临头的预感。verbs动词end in disaster· By the late 1990s his career had ended in disaster.· 到1990年代末，他的事业以惨败告终。spell disaster (=cause something to end badly or fail)· Bad luck and the recession spelt disaster for her business.· 运气不佳加上经济衰退，对她的生意来说无异于灾难。phrases短语be on the brink of disaster (=be almost ending in a very bad way)· Once again the peace process was on the brink of disaster.· 和平进程再次濒临崩溃。be a recipe for disaster (=be a situation that is very likely to end badly)· If you get married too young, it’s a recipe for disaster.· 如果结婚太早，就是自找麻烦。something is a disaster waiting to happen (=used to say that something is bad and will fail)· The government’s educational reforms are a disaster waiting to happen.· 政府的教育改革是一场迟早要爆发的灾难。THESAURUS同义词辨析disaster a sudden event such as an accident, or a natural event such as a flood or storm, which causes great damage or suffering突发事件（如事故），或洪水、风暴等自然事件，造成重大损失或伤亡: · 200 people died in the train disaster.· 200人在这场火车灾难中遇难。· The earthquake was the worst natural disaster to hit India for over 50 years.· 这次地震是50多年来袭击印度的最严重自然灾害。catastrophe a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, damage, suffering, or death over a wide area of the world在世界广大地区造成大规模破坏、损失、痛苦或死亡的可怕事件: · A large comet hitting the Earth would be a catastrophe.· 一颗大彗星撞击地球将是一场大灾难。· We don’t want another nuclear catastrophe like Chernobyl.· 我们不想再经历像切尔诺贝利那样的核灾难。· Scientists say that the oil spill is an ecological catastrophe.· 科学家表示，此次石油泄漏是一场生态灾难。tragedy a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves death因涉及死亡而令人震惊的非常悲痛的事件: · It was a tragedy that he died so young.· 他英年早逝，实在是一场悲剧。· the AIDS tragedy in Africa· 非洲的艾滋病悲剧debacle an event or situation that is a complete failure and is very embarrassing完全失败且极为令人难堪的事件或局面: · The opening ceremony turned into a debacle.· 开幕式变成了一场大失败。· The team is hoping to do better this game, after last week’s debacle against the Chicago Bears.· 在上周与芝加哥熊队的惨败之后，球队希望本场比赛能有更好的表现。natural disasters自然灾害earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage地球表面突然震动，通常造成大量破坏: · A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.· 一场强烈地震袭击了印度尼西亚的苏拉威西岛。· It was the biggest earthquake to hit the Pacific Northwest for 52 years.· 这是52年来袭击太平洋西北地区的最大地震。flood a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry大量水覆盖通常干燥的地区: · Bangladesh has been hit by a series of devastating floods (=very bad floods).· 孟加拉国遭受了一系列毁灭性洪灾（=极为严重的洪水）的袭击。· The crisis began with floods that covered one third of the countryside.· 这场危机起源于淹没了三分之一农村地区的洪水。drought a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live长期干旱天气，水资源不足以维持动植物生存: · The country experienced its worst drought this century.· 该国经历了本世纪最严重的干旱。· In East Africa, three years of drought have left 10 million people in urgent need of food and water.· 在东非，三年干旱使1000万人急需食物和水。famine a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die大量人口长期几乎或完全没有食物、许多人因此死亡的状况: · Poor harvests led to famine.· 歉收导致了饥荒。· 4,000,000 people are threatened by famine in northern Ethiopia.· 埃塞俄比亚北部有400万人面临饥荒威胁。hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean风力极强、快速移动于水面上方的风暴——专指北大西洋的风暴: · extreme weather such as hurricanes· 飓风等极端天气· Hurricane Andrew left southern Florida in ruins.· 飓风安德鲁使佛罗里达南部满目疮痍。typhoon a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean猛烈的热带风暴——专指西太平洋的风暴: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.· 台风袭击菲律宾，掀翻了房屋屋顶，拔起了树木。· tsunami a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land由地震等极端情况引发的巨大海浪，到达陆地时可造成严重破坏: · Thousands of people were killed in the tsunami.· 数千人在海啸中遇难。· Many Pacific earthquakes have generated tsunamis.· 太平洋的许多地震引发了海啸。