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Disaster Bad N Count 例:It 例:The 英[Dɪˈzɑ:Stə(R 美[Dɪˈzæstə(R N.灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患

单词 disaster
音标
英[dɪˈzɑ:stə(r)] 美[dɪˈzæstə(r)]
解释
n.灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患;
例句

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: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。
例: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:The whole production was just a disaster!整个产品简直就是一个败笔!
例: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: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。
例:'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.
变形
pl:disasters~

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