新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

disaster

英  [dɪˈzɑːstə]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • disasters

    1[C 可数名词] 灾难

    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.

    近义词

    tragedy

    双语例句

    例:

    It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months.

    这是该地区不到两个月内的第二起空难。

    2[C 可数名词] 极为糟糕的事 , 不能接受的事

    If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable.

    近义词

    catastrophe

    双语例句

    例:

    The whole production was just a disaster!

    整部作品简直是一团糟!

    3[U 不可数名词] 灾祸

    Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you.

    近义词

    catastrophe

    双语例句

    例:

    The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster.

    该政府把自己带到了财政灾难的边缘。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • a recipe for disaster

    1祸端

    If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.

    双语例句

    例:

    You give them a gun, and it's a recipe for disaster.

    你给他们一把枪,那就是祸端。

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