something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people 灾难；大祸 | A series of disasters forced the company to close down. 一连串灾难迫使公司倒闭。 |
| a natural disaster Protect your property from natural disasters such as flooding. 保护你的财产免遭洪水等自然灾害的破坏。 |
| disaster strikes (=a disaster happens) Disaster struck when the plane’ s engine exploded shortly after take-off. 灾难发生 |
| end in disaster The expedition ended in disaster, with three people being killed. 远征以3人丧生的灾难性结局告终。 |
| be a disaster for/spell disaster for (=have a very bad effect on) More bad weather would spell disaster for this year’ s wheat crop. 给…带来灾难 |
| | a | used when talking about something that is annoying or a failure , but is not really very bad 失败（实际上并非很糟） | | a series of disasters in the kitchen 厨房里的一系列灾难 | | My carefully planned party had been a complete disaster. 我精心筹划的聚会彻底搞砸了。 | |