/dɪˈzɑ:stə(r); US -ˈzæs- ||; dɪzˈæstɚ/noun1 [C] an event that causes a lot of harm or damage 灾祸;灾难: earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters 地震、洪水及其他天灾
2 [C,U] a terrible situation or event 可怕的境况;可怕的事件: Losing your job is unpleasant, but it's not a disaster. 失业是令人不快的,但还算不上灾难。This year's lack of rain could spell disaster for the region. 今年雨水不足,有可能给这个地区造成灾难。
3 [C,U] (
informal 非正式) a complete failure 大失败:
The school play was an absolute disaster. Everything went wrong. 学校的戏完全演砸了。什么都出差错。 ➔disastrously adv The plan went disastrously wrong. 计划出现严重的错误。