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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- disaster
[dɪ'zɒːstər]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
(earthquake，flood etc) 灾难
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2.
noun
(accident，crash etc) 灾祸
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3.
noun
(fiasco) 惨败
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4.
noun
(serious situation) 灾难
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- disaster
[dɪˈzɑːstər]
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1.
n.[c/u]
灾祸，祸患，不幸
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Many analysts believe that this corporation will not make it through this disaster.
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许多分析师认为这家公司难逃此劫。
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His policies were a disaster.
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他的政策是一场灾难。
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2.
n.[c]
灾难，灾害
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The whole country was affected by this disaster.
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全国上下都受到此次灾难的影响。
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The earthquake was a disaster.
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这次地震是一场灾难。
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3.
n.[c]
导致灾难的行为
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This disaster will set us back another year!
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这次不幸将使我们再倒退一年！
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4.
n.[u]
失败，惨败
Collins English-English Dictionary
- disaster
[dɪ'zɒːstə]
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n
an occurrence that causes great distress or destruction
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2.
n
a thing, project, etc, that fails or has been ruined
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C16 (originally in the sense: malevolent astral influence): from Italian disastro, from dis- (pejorative) + astro star, from Latin astrum, from Greek astron
Examples
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an impending disaster
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临头的灾难
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There was an immediate response after the disaster.
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灾情过后的反应很及时。
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Shares in the company were not traded for two weeks after the disaster.
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公司股票在灾难过后的两周内是不允许出售的。
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We seemed to be heading for disaster until Jack saved the day.
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就在我们马上就要大难临头的时候，杰克挽救了局势。
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she considered it a disaster
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她认为这是个灾难
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to end in tragedy/disaster
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以悲剧/大祸收尾
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