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disaster n.灾难 (1) 他们把国家带入了经济灾难中。(2) 这件灾难使他对信仰发生了动摇。(3) 他悲观地说将来可能大难临头。(4) 我们普遍有大祸降临的感觉。(5) 此一计划除了导致失败而外将一无所获。 Disaster made its way into the English language from Greek. The second part of the word is derived from astron — "star" or "planet," familiar from words like astronomy and astronaut. Dis- is prefix with a meaning similar to "un-" or "mis-," but with clearly negative connotations. Translated literally, disaster means "bad or unlucky star," and it's a relic of a time when astrology was considered a serious science that could predict events — including disasters you might try to avoid — in your life on Earth!

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英 [dɪ'zɑːstə(r)] 美 [dɪ'zæstər] (1) They had led the country into economic disaster.(2) The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.(3) He spoke darkly of possible future disaster.(4) We are all pervaded with a sense of disaster.(5) Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan. An earthquake, an oil spill, an economic collapse, a party with inedible food and truly awful music: Each of these could be described as a disaster, a cataclysmic event causing extreme suffering, even total destruction. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](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. 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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [emphasis]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。'This tax is a disaster waiting to happen,' said an angry Tory backbencher.“这项税收将为日后埋下祸根，”一位愤怒的保守党后座议员说道。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]灾祸；祸患 Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you. 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。4[PHRASE 短语]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.   [v-link PHR]

英语单词	disaster
英美音标	英 [dɪ'zɑːstə(r)] 美 [dɪ'zæstər]
中文释义	n.灾难
英语例句	(1) They had led the country into economic disaster. (2) The disaster caused him to waver in his faith. (3) He spoke darkly of possible future disaster. (4) We are all pervaded with a sense of disaster. (5) Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan.
中文例句	(1) 他们把国家带入了经济灾难中。 (2) 这件灾难使他对信仰发生了动摇。 (3) 他悲观地说将来可能大难临头。 (4) 我们普遍有大祸降临的感觉。 (5) 此一计划除了导致失败而外将一无所获。
vocabulary简明	An earthquake, an oil spill, an economic collapse, a party with inedible food and truly awful music: Each of these could be described as a disaster, a cataclysmic event causing extreme suffering, even total destruction.
vocabulary扩展	Disaster made its way into the English language from Greek. The second part of the word is derived from astron — "star" or "planet," familiar from words like astronomy and astronaut. Dis- is prefix with a meaning similar to "un-" or "mis-," but with clearly negative connotations. Translated literally, disaster means "bad or unlucky star," and it's a relic of a time when astrology was considered a serious science that could predict events — including disasters you might try to avoid — in your life on Earth!
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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. 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [emphasis] 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。 'This tax is a disaster waiting to happen,' said an angry Tory backbencher. “这项税收将为日后埋下祸根，”一位愤怒的保守党后座议员说道。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]灾祸；祸患 Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you. 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。 4 [PHRASE 短语]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. [v-link PHR]

Disaster Bad Economic N Count 可数名词 英 Dɪ'Zɑːstə(R)] 美 Dɪ'Zæstər

Disaster Bad Economic N Count 可数名词英 Dɪ'Zɑːstə(R)] 美 Dɪ'Zæstər