disaster
disaster
noun
noun
- a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life
灾难，大祸（如事故或自然灾害）
159 people died in the disaster.
有159人在灾难中死去。
[mass noun]disaster struck within minutes of take-off.
起飞后几分钟内灾难就发生了。
■[as modifier]denoting a genre of films that use natural or accidental catastrophe as the mainspring of plot and setting
（以自然灾害或意外灾害为主要情节和背景的）灾难片
a disaster movie.
一部灾难片。
■an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences
不幸事件；不幸
a string of personal disasters.
一连串的个人不幸。
[mass noun]reduced legal aid could spell financial disaster.
减少法律援助可能会导致财政祸患。
■(informal)a person, act, or thing that is a failure
(非正式)失败的人（或行为、事件）
my perm is a total disaster.
我的烫发彻底失败了。
- late 16th cent.: from Italian disastro 'ill-starred event', from dis- (expressing negation) + astro 'star' (from Latin astrum)
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