| 单词 | disaster |
| 释义 | disasterdisastersdisasterdisaster /dɪˈzɑːstə $ dɪˈzæstər/ noun [uncountable and countable]1an event such as an accident, flood, or storm that causes a lot of harm or suffering: an air disaster in which 329 people dieddie造成 329 人丧生的一场空难ecological/environmental/natural etc disasterThe drought was the worst natural disaster this century.beill这次旱灾是本世纪最为严重的一次自然灾害。the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 切尔诺贝利核灾难The country is on the edge of economic disaster.be 这个国家处于经济灾难的边缘。disaster forThe flood could spell disaster for wildlife (=cause a lot of harm in the future).can这场大洪水可能给野生生物带来灾难。2something that is a complete failure: Our Christmas party was a complete disaster.be我们的圣诞晚宴彻底搞砸了。THESAURUS: disasteraccident an event in which something is damaged or someone is hurt, without anyone intending it to happen: Drive carefully – you don’t want to have an accident.a road accidentcrash a bad accident in which a car, train, plane etc hits something else: a car crashBuddy Holly died in a plane crash just when he was becoming famous.diebebecomecollision an accident in which two or more cars, trains, planes etc hit each other: a mid-air collision between two planesplaneA man on a motorcycle was involved in a collision with a truck.beinvolvepile-up an accident in which several cars, trucks etc hit each other while travelling in the same direction: a motorway pile-updisaster a very bad accident involving a train, plane, or boat, in which a lot of people are killed or injured: It was the country’s worst ever air disaster.beillthe Clapham train disasterwreck American English an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ben was badly hurt in a car wreck.be |
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