disaster
n. 災難; 不幸; 徹底失敗
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.
It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months...
這已經是該地區不到兩個月內的第二次空難了。
Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute.
很多人被災難奪去了一切,變得一無所有。
If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable.
The whole production was just a disaster!
整個產品簡直就是一個敗筆!
It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals...
如果不能挺進半決賽,對他們來說就是完敗。
Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you.
The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster...
政府把自己推向了財政危機的邊緣。
'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says.
“這將會禍患無窮,”他說道。
If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.
1. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;
2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
3. an act that has disastrous consequences
disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune
這些名詞均表示"災難"或"不幸"之意。
The crow croaked disaster.
烏鴉呱呱叫預報災難.
What a terrible disaster!
真是了不得的大禍啊!
They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.
他們把他們的災難歸於命不好.
She could now no longer contain herself, and was convinced that some disaster was impending.
她此時按捺不住自己, 料想一定是凶多吉少.
Preparedness ensures security ; unpreparedness invites disaster .
有備才能無患,無備必定 吃虧.