disasters

IPA/dɪˈzɑː.stər/
KK[dɪzˈæstɚz]IPA/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/

disasters — 名詞

  • disasterssingular
  • disastersesplural

1. a sudden event such as an earthquake, flood, fire, or serious accident that caus

1.名詞B1
釋義

災難；災害

造成重大損害的事件

a sudden event such as an earthquake, flood, fire, or serious accident that causes widespread damage, harm, or loss of life.

例句

The earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history.

這場地震是該國史上最嚴重的自然災難之一。

natural disaster — common compound noun

Kemi's village faced a terrible disaster when the river flooded all the houses.

河流淹沒所有房屋時，Kemi 的村莊遭遇了一場可怕的災難。

常見搭配
  • natural disaster
  • environmental disaster
  • humanitarian disaster
  • nuclear disaster
  • disaster relief
  • disaster area
  • disaster management
  • disaster strikes
  • avert a disaster
  • prevent a disaster
同義詞
  • catastrophe

    suggests even greater scale and severity than disaster; more formal

  • calamity

    emphasises widespread personal suffering and loss; slightly literary

  • tragedy

    focuses on the emotional sorrow and loss caused by an event, not necessarily the physical damage

  • crisis

    refers more to the critical turning point or difficult period than to the destructive event itself

文法句型

a + disaster

natural disaster / environmental disaster / humanitarian disaster

disaster + strikes / hits

用法筆記

Often used with a specifying adjective such as natural, environmental, humanitarian, or nuclear to indicate the type of disaster. This sense can be uncountable when referring to disaster as a general concept (e.g. Disaster struck without warning.).

常見錯誤

I had a disaster — I dropped my phone.
I had a small accident
I dropped my phone.' — Use disaster only for events causing serious harm or damage, not minor everyday mishaps.

2. something that goes extremely badly or is completely unsuccessful — for example,

2.名詞B2
釋義

徹底失敗

非常糟糕或失敗的情況

something that goes extremely badly or is completely unsuccessful — for example, a failed performance, a ruined meal, or a project that falls apart.

例句

The school play was a complete disaster — the actors forgot their lines and the set fell down.

學校話劇完全是一場災難——演員忘詞，布景也倒了下來。

a complete disaster — intensifier collocation

Trang's first attempt at baking a cake was a disaster; it came out hard and burnt.

Trang 第一次嘗試烤蛋糕是個災難；蛋糕又硬又焦。

常見搭配
  • complete disaster
  • total disaster
  • absolute disaster
  • turn into a disaster
  • end in disaster
  • recipe for disaster
同義詞
  • failure

    a more general and neutral word; disaster adds strong emotional colour

  • fiasco

    specifically describes an event that fails in a ridiculous or embarrassing way; informal

  • mess

    focuses on the disorder or confusion of a failed situation; less intense than disaster

  • catastrophe

    also used figuratively for extreme failure, but is more dramatic than disaster

反義詞

文法句型

be a disaster

turn into a disaster

a complete / total / absolute disaster

用法筆記

Common in informal speech to express strong frustration about a failed event or situation. Frequently paired with intensifiers like complete, total, or absolute. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes a failed social event, project, or experience, not a catastrophic natural event.

常見錯誤

The movie was a disaster' (when you simply disliked it).
The movie was terrible' or use disaster only if something actually went wrong (e.g. the projector broke).
Overusing disaster for minor dislikes makes speech sound exaggerated.

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  • disaster for
  • disaster in
  • disaster of