disasters

英 [dɪˈzɑːstəz]

美 [dɪˈzæstərz]

n.  灾难; 灾祸; 灾害; 不幸; 祸患; 彻底失败的人(或事)
disaster的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指伤亡惨重的)灾难，灾祸(如地震、坠机等)
  Adisasteris a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 adisaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable.
  1. The whole production was just a disaster!
     整个产品简直就是一个败笔！
  2. 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。
  3. '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。
• N-UNCOUNT 灾祸;祸患
  Disasteris something which has very bad consequences for you.
  1. 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。
  2. 'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says.
     “这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。
• 没有什么好结果；后患无穷
  If you say that something isa recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.

双语例句

• Facilities to deal with natural disasters including earthquakes and floods are currently being developed.
  目前，正在发展应对地震和洪水等自然灾害的公共设施。
• Indoor controlled growth eliminates crop loss due to weather and natural disasters such as flood, drought or hurricanes.
  室内控制下的种植消除了由于气候和自然灾害如洪水、干旱、飓风造成的损失。
• Disasters have increased in frequency over recent years.
  灾难在最近几年的频率增加了。
• The people here are reduced to dire poverty because of ( the) natural disasters.
  这里的人们由于自然灾害而穷不聊生。
• This decade, a series of disasters have destroyed communities and countries.
  在近十年，一系列的灾难破坏了许多地区和国家。
• Waterlogging disasters seriously affect people's lives and health, and have caused huge economic losses to society.
  内涝灾害的发生严重影响了人们的生活和健康，为社会造成巨大经济损失。
• Natural disasters and human activities have resulted in the decline.
  海草床衰退的原因包括自然灾害和人类活动的影响。
• Typhoon disasters and marine environment are widely noticed scientific and social issues.
  台风灾害和海洋环境影响是广为关注的科学和社会问题。
• To predict, monitor and mitigate such disasters we need rapid and continuous data and information gathering.
  为了预测、监测和缓解这类灾害，我们需要迅速而连续的数据和信息采集。
• China-ASEAN relations have withstood the test of crises and disasters.
  中国和东盟的关系经受住了风雨灾祸的考验。