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disaster noun—灾 n (almost always used) ()难 n ()Examples:Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later—lit. foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster—national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)—heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster—wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead disaster—disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable—lit. take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune—loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)—profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback—turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster—flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work—covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc)—ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster—add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another—leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand—lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims—secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)—lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster—no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster [idiom.]—prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth. in the bud—provide relief during times of emergency and disaster [idiom.]— |