一、详细释义：


n.

灾难；不幸 [C]


例句：

We were all shocked by the disaster.

这场灾难使我们所有人大为震惊。


例句：

In closed agrarian societies, families need a lot of children as insurance against disaster.

在封闭的农业社会里，家庭需要较多的子女以防不幸。


彻底的失败 [C]


例句：

British policy in Cyprus was an utter disaster.

英国在塞浦路斯的政策遭到了彻底的失败。


例句：

Our plan ended in disaster.

我们的计划以彻底失败告终。


成事不足败事有余的人；祸患 [C]


例句：

That would have been a real disaster!

那才是真正的祸患！


（星的）凶向

二、词义辨析：


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。


三、相关短语：


disaster area

灾区


四、参考例句：


He studies disaster trends.

他在研究灾害趋势。


Annual disaster drills are conducted.

每年都有灾难演习。


A great disaster is occurring.

灾祸临头。


A typical disaster story: disease, corruption, poverty.

一个典型的灾难性故事，疾病、腐败、贫穷。


We must act now to forestall disaster.

我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。


It’s really a disaster to us.

对我们来说，这真是个灾难。


That would have been a real disaster!

那才是真正的祸患！


The disaster could not have been foreseen.


Knowledge of the disaster soon spread.

灾难的消息很快传开了。


Haughtiness invites disaster; humility receives benefit.

〔谚〕满招损，谦受益。