音标:[di'zɑ:stә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 灾祸, 不幸, 彻底失败
n. an act that has disastrous consequences
词型变化:名词复数形式 : disasters
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disaster的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. They had led the country into economic disaster.他们把国家带入了经济灾难中。
  2. The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.这件灾难使他对信仰发生了动摇。
  3. He spoke darkly of possible future disaster.他悲观地说将来可能大难临头。
  4. We are all pervaded with a sense of disaster.我们普遍有大祸降临的感觉。
  5. Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan.此一计划除了导致失败而外将一无所获。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. She was in Mexico City when the disaster happened.灾难发生时她在墨西哥城。
  2. They kept a record of earthquake disasters.他们记录了地震的经过。
  3. The party was an absolute disaster.那次聚会搞得一塌糊涂。
  4. His career is a story of utter disaster.他在事业上一事无成。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • avert disaster避开灾祸
  • court〔invite〕 disaster招致灾祸
  • suffer disaster遭受灾祸
形容词+~
  • dire disaster可怕的灾祸
~+介词
  • disaster for〔to〕 …的灾祸

经典引文

  • Disaster always brought out the best in Churchill.

    出自:D. Fraser
  • The Houghton Main colliery disaster in which five miners died.

    出自:Daily Telegraph
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