disaster

noun

1. an act that has disastrous consequences

2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

e.g. the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
the earthquake was a disaster

Synonym: calamitycatastrophetragedycataclysm

3. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

e.g. lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
his policies were a disaster

Synonym: catastrophe

1. (尤指伤亡惨重的)灾难，灾祸(如地震、坠机等)
A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2. 非常糟糕的事;彻底的失败;不幸
If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable.

disaster的近义词

e.g. The whole production was just a disaster!
整个产品简直就是一个败笔！
e.g. 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。

3. 灾祸;祸患
Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you.

disaster

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

4. 没有什么好结果；后患无穷
If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.

1. 大灾难：美国运通新兴市场债券基金经理人法兰根(Tom Flanagan)昨(10)日闻讯表示,罗杰斯是一位很成功的投资者,但他的评价却太极端,不是极好的(fantastic),就是大灾难(disaster),虽然罗杰斯不看好债券,但债券的防御性投资功能,并不会改变.