单词 | disaster |
释义 | disaster n 1 [C] (a) event that causes great harm or damage, eg a fire, a serious defeat, the loss of a large sum of money 灾难; 灾祸; 灾害 Thousands died in the disaster. 数千人死於这场灾祸. Losing your job needn´t be such a disaster. 你不必把丢了工作看成是大难临头. a natural disaster, ie an accident, such as an earthquake or a flood, that is not caused by human beings 自然灾害. (b) (infml 口) person or thing that is a complete failure 彻底失败的人或事物 As a teacher, he´s a disaster. 他是个很糟糕的教师. The play´s first night was a disaster. 这出戏头一晚就演砸了. 2 [U] failure 失败: His career is a story of utter disaster. 他在事业上一事无成. |
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