英汉词典

disaster 基本解释

• n. 灾难，灾祸；不幸

disaster 词态变化

disaster 中文词源

dis-, 不，非，使相反。-aster, 星星，星辰，词源同star, asterisk.即星位不正，在古代占星术中预示着灾难降临。

disaster 英文词源

disaster

disaster: [16] The word disaster has astrological connotations. It comes, perhaps via French désastre, from Italian disastro; this was a backformation from disastrato, literally ‘ill-starred’, a compound adjective formed from the pejorative prefix dis- and astro ‘star’, a descendant of Latin astrum ‘star’. This in turn came from Greek astron ‘star’, source of English astronomy and related to English star. So the underlying meaning of the word is ‘malevolent astral influence’. Provençal has the parallel malastre ‘misfortune’.

disaster (n.)

1590s, from Middle French désastre (1560s), from Italian disastro "ill-starred," from dis-, here merely pejorative (see dis-) + astro "star, planet," from Latin astrum, from Greek astron (see star (n.)). The sense is astrological, of a calamity blamed on an unfavorable position of a planet.

disaster 英文释义

1. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;

"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"

"his policies were a disaster"

2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;

"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"

"the earthquake was a disaster"

3. an act that has disastrous consequences

disaster 同义词解析

disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune

这些名词均表示"灾难"或"不幸"之意。

disaster： 普通用词，指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。

calamity： 多指个人的不幸，比disaster严重，强调灾难引起的悲痛以及对于损失的感觉。

catastrophe： 语气最强，指可怕的灾难，强调最终的结局。

misfortune： 普通用词，多批较为严重的不幸，强调不幸多由外界因素所致。

disaster 双语例句

1. An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport.

一架大型客机在飞近希思罗机场时差点儿发生空难。

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2. We were in a disaster situation that defies description.

我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。

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3. The President described the disaster as an act of God.

总统将这场灾难说成是天灾。

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4. An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.

调查已经展开，以查明灾难是如何发生的。

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5. Investors were storing up a lot of cash in anticipation of disaster.

投资者预料会出现灾难，正在储备大量现金。

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disaster 实用场景例句

an air disaster

空难

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environmental disasters

环境灾难

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Thousands died in the disaster.

数千人在这场灾祸中丧生。

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a natural disaster (= one that is caused by nature)

自然灾害

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Losing your job doesn't have to be such a disaster.

丢了工作不一定就是大难临头。

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Disaster struck when the wheel came off.

车轮脱落，灾难就来了。

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financial disaster

严重的财政危机

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Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster (= something that is likely to go badly wrong) .

让她来组织这次聚会非坏事不可。

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As a teacher, he's a disaster.

他当老师压根儿就不称职。

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The play's first night was a total disaster.

这出戏头一晚就彻底演砸了。

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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。

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'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says.

“这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。

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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。

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The whole production was just a disaster!

整个产品简直就是一个败笔！

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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。

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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。

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The crow croaked disaster.

乌鸦呱呱叫预报灾难.

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What a terrible disaster!

真是了不得的大祸啊!

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They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.

他们把他们的灾难归于命不好.

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She could now no longer contain herself, and was convinced that some disaster was impending.

她此时按捺不住自己, 料想一定是凶多吉少.

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Preparedness ensures security ; unpreparedness invites disaster .

有备才能无患,无备必定 吃亏.

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This development could spell disaster for the steel industry.

这一发展有可能给钢铁工业带来灾难.

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The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.

这一灾难被视为上天的惩罚.

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The smallest deflection of the missile could bring disaster.

导弹有极微小的偏斜也可能酿出大祸.

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Landing in bad weather is a tricky task for any pilot, even the smallest error can lead to disaster.

在恶劣天气的条件下着陆对于任何飞行员都是一项危险的工作, 甚至极小的差错都可能酿成一场灾难.

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A disaster was narrowly averted.

及时防止了一场灾难。

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an air disaster

空难

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The government's policy is an open door to disaster.

政府的政策为灾难敞开了大门。

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The evening was an unmitigated disaster.

这一晚完全是一场灾难。

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He said anyone giving orders without respecting the wishes of his people is heading for disaster.

他说任何不尊重人民意愿而发号施令的人都注定会走向灭亡。

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