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disaster

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近义词misfortune accident casualty catastrophe calamity mishap tragedy

n. 灾难，灾祸；不幸

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1. 敌人杀死他.
2. 天降灾星。
3. disaster 灾难，祸害 “他给人民带来了灾难，得砸死他”

中文词源

disaster 灾难

dis-, 不，非，使相反。-aster, 星星，星辰，词源同star, asterisk.即星位不正，在古代占星术中预示着灾难降临。

英英释意

1. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;: "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"

2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;: "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

3. an act that has disastrous consequences

英文词源

disaster: disaster: [16] The word disaster has astrological connotations. It comes, perhaps via French désastre, from Italian disastro; this was a backformation from disastrato, literally ‘ill-starred’, a compound adjective formed from the pejorative prefix dis- and astro ‘star’, a descendant of Latin astrum ‘star’. This in turn came from Greek astron ‘star’, source of English astronomy and related to English star. So the underlying meaning of the word is ‘malevolent astral influence’. Provençal has the parallel malastre ‘misfortune’.
disaster (n.): 1590s, from Middle French désastre (1560s), from Italian disastro "ill-starred," from dis-, here merely pejorative (see dis-) + astro "star, planet," from Latin astrum, from Greek astron (see star (n.)). The sense is astrological, of a calamity blamed on an unfavorable position of a planet.

同义词辨析

disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune

这些名词均表示"灾难"或"不幸"之意。

disaster：普通用词，指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。

calamity：多指个人的不幸，比disaster严重，强调灾难引起的悲痛以及对于损失的感觉。

catastrophe：语气最强，指可怕的灾难，强调最终的结局。

misfortune：普通用词，多批较为严重的不幸，强调不幸多由外界因素所致。

考试真题

And a disaster has hit Detroit.

After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book.

This slippery slope of eroding ethics and bigger risks leads only to disaster.

a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum's report was "a methodological embarrassment" because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) regions.

But the report, he said, "will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵的).

Economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters

Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book.

Its ability to ward off disasters is incredible.

But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens—and it's all terrible—one disaster after another.

In a 2011 USPS case study, the agency emphasized its massive infrastructure as a "unique federal asset" to be called upon in a disaster or terrorist attack.

Mail companies are logistics companies, which puts them in a special position to help when disaster strikes.

Private courier companies, which have more dollars to spend, use their expertise in logistics to help revitalize damaged areas after a disaster.

Private postal companies also support disaster relief efforts by distributing urgent supplies.

Rebuilding can take a long time, and even then, impressions of the disaster may still remain.

There is a view that modern humans are inevitably sowing the seeds of a global Grand Banks-style disaster.

The negative impacts of natural disasters can be seen everywhere.

A study by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters finds that, between 1980 and 2007, nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than twomillion people.

Left alone, it was assumed, the world's rain forests would not only flourish but might even rescue us from disaster by absorbing the excess carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases.

Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.

I want to photograph the disaster waiting to happen.

It’s the mother of all disaster drills for what could be the worst disaster in American history.

Love, who is director of Weather and disaster risk Reduction at the World Meteorological Organization, says most of the deaths and economic losses were caused by weather, climate, or water-related extremes.

On the exercise’s website, officials explain that the report they prepare during this rehearsal will inform disaster management for years to come.

You wrote in the book: "I don't want to photograph the disaster."

A disaster can change everything in life.

According to the Overseas Development Institute Odi, however, just 12% of disaster-relief funding in the past two decades has gone on reducing risks in advance, rather than recovery and rebuilding afterwards.

By tracking people's e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.

I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster.

If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome.

In any given story of corruption or disaster, a thoughtful reader may receive not only the immediate reward of indirect experience, but also the delayed reward of information and preparedness.

In general, the kind of news which may be expected to give immediate reward are news of crime and corruption, accidents and disasters, sports, social events, and human interest.

It was a disaster for printers.

Mohammed Rezwan saw opportunity where others saw only disaster.

Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to el nino, reducing their losses needs to be the priority.

Some people fear such changes will be for the worse, while some see chances, not disaster.

The cars that drove the American dream have helped to create a global ecological disaster.

Though heavy rains brought about by el nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.

Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people.

Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near-disaster a few miles west of here.

The principle of British welfare is no longer that you can insure yourself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens.

No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.

实用场景例句

an air disaster: 空难

environmental disasters: 环境灾难

Thousands died in the disaster.: 数千人在这场灾祸中丧生。

a natural disaster (= one that is caused by nature): 自然灾害

Losing your job doesn't have to be such a disaster.: 丢了工作不一定就是大难临头。

Disaster struck when the wheel came off.: 车轮脱落，灾难就来了。

financial disaster: 严重的财政危机

Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster (= something that is likely to go badly wrong) .: 让她来组织这次聚会非坏事不可。

As a teacher, he's a disaster.: 他当老师压根儿就不称职。

The play's first night was a total disaster.: 这出戏头一晚就彻底演砸了。

The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster...: 政府把自己推向了财政危机的边缘。

'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says.: “这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。

It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals...: 如果不能挺进半决赛，对他们来说就是完败。

The whole production was just a disaster!: 整个产品简直就是一个败笔！

Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute.: 很多人被灾难夺去了一切，变得一无所有。

It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months...: 这已经是该地区不到两个月内的第二次空难了。

The crow croaked disaster.: 乌鸦呱呱叫预报灾难.

What a terrible disaster!: 真是了不得的大祸啊!

They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.: 他们把他们的灾难归于命不好.

She could now no longer contain herself, and was convinced that some disaster was impending.: 她此时按捺不住自己, 料想一定是凶多吉少.

Preparedness ensures security ; unpreparedness invites disaster .: 有备才能无患,无备必定吃亏.

This development could spell disaster for the steel industry.: 这一发展有可能给钢铁工业带来灾难.

The disaster was seen as a judgement from on high.: 这一灾难被视为上天的惩罚.

The smallest deflection of the missile could bring disaster.: 导弹有极微小的偏斜也可能酿出大祸.

Landing in bad weather is a tricky task for any pilot, even the smallest error can lead to disaster.: 在恶劣天气的条件下着陆对于任何飞行员都是一项危险的工作, 甚至极小的差错都可能酿成一场灾难.

A disaster was narrowly averted.: 及时防止了一场灾难。

an air disaster: 空难

The government's policy is an open door to disaster.: 政府的政策为灾难敞开了大门。

The evening was an unmitigated disaster.: 这一晚完全是一场灾难。

He said anyone giving orders without respecting the wishes of his people is heading for disaster.: 他说任何不尊重人民意愿而发号施令的人都注定会走向灭亡。

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