一、詳細釋義:


n.

災(zāi)難;不幸 [C]


例句:

We were all shocked by the disaster.

這場災(zāi)難使我們所有人大為震驚。


例句:

In closed agrarian societies, families need a lot of children as insurance against disaster.

在封閉的農(nóng)業(yè)社會里,家庭需要較多的子女以防不幸。


徹底的失敗 [C]


例句:

British policy in Cyprus was an utter disaster.

英國在塞浦路斯的政策遭到了徹底的失敗。


例句:

Our plan ended in disaster.

我們的計劃以徹底失敗告終。


成事不足敗事有余的人;禍患 [C]


例句:

That would have been a real disaster!

那才是真正的禍患!


(星的)兇向

二、詞義辨析:


disaster,calamity,catastrophe,misfortune

這些名詞均表示“災(zāi)難”或“不幸”之意。 disaster普通用詞,指大破壞、痛苦或傷亡。 calamity多指個人的不幸,比disaster嚴(yán)重,強調(diào)災(zāi)難引起的悲痛以及對于損失的感覺。 catastrophe語氣最強,指可怕的災(zāi)難,強調(diào)最終的結(jié)局。 misfortune普通用詞,多批較為嚴(yán)重的不幸,強調(diào)不幸多由外界因素所致。


三、相關(guān)短語:


disaster area

災(zāi)區(qū)


四、參考例句:


He studies disaster trends.

他在研究災(zāi)害趨勢。


Annual disaster drills are conducted.

每年都有災(zāi)難演習(xí)。


A great disaster is occurring.

災(zāi)禍臨頭。


A typical disaster story: disease, corruption, poverty.

一個典型的災(zāi)難性故事,疾病、腐敗、貧窮。


We must act now to forestall disaster.

我們現(xiàn)在必須采取行動以防災(zāi)難。


It’s really a disaster to us.

對我們來說,這真是個災(zāi)難。


That would have been a real disaster!

那才是真正的禍患!


The disaster could not have been foreseen.


Knowledge of the disaster soon spread.

災(zāi)難的消息很快傳開了。


Haughtiness invites disaster; humility receives benefit.

〔諺〕滿招損,謙受益。