Disaster
[ dɪ'zæstɚ ]
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n. 灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患;
💡 词根助记
dis不+aster星→星位不正，表示有灾难 → 灾难，灾祸
📝 例句
Does this augur disaster for our team?
这是否预兆我们队大难临头?
a boding of disaster
灾难的先兆
We overcame the natural disaster and got in a bumper harvest.
我们战胜了自然灾害并获得了丰收。
His plans are a recipe for (ie are likely to lead to) disaster.
他的计画後患无穷.
Henry remembered this, afterward, when the disaster came, and acted accordingly.
后来灾祸临来，亨利果然记住了这个，并且照这样做了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ di-拼音“弟”,sas-Sars非典,t-似数字“七”,er-拼音“儿”:弟弟的七个孩子得了Sars,真是灾难
※ dis-谐音“的士”,a-一,st-拼音“石头”,er-拼音“儿”:儿子开的的士撞到了一块石头,发生了灾难
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-astro-表示“星辰”
📖 牛津释义
disaster
n
1 [C]
(a) event that causes great harm or damage, eg a fire, a serious defeat, the loss of a large sum of money 灾难; 灾祸; 灾害
Thousands died in the disaster. 数千人死於这场灾祸.
Losing your job needn't be such a disaster. 你不必把丢了工作看成是大难临头.
a natural disaster, ie an accident, such as an earthquake or a flood, that is not caused by human beings 自然灾害.
(b) (infml 口) person or thing that is a complete failure 彻底失败的人或事物
As a teacher, he's a disaster. 他是个很糟糕的教师.
The play's first night was a disaster. 这出戏头一晚就演砸了.
2 [U] failure 失败: His career is a story of utter disaster. 他在事业上一事无成.
🎯 考研助记
地扎死他(谐音)：地震扎死了他- 大灾难 dis(否定的，不好的)+aster(star星星):灾星降临必有 灾难
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'zɑ:stә]n. 灾祸, 不幸, 彻底失败
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It's so nice of you to come.
你能来真好。
Certainly not.
一定不是。
Travellers on short trips to areas with water supplies of uncertain quality should avoid drinking tapwater, or untreated water from any other source.
短途旅行到水质不保险的地区时，应避免饮用水龙头的水或未经处理任何其他来源的水。