英语释义

1. something that will probably have a very bad or tragic result

片语

such a beautiful disaster水饺月球

a pending disaster即将发生的灾难

a grievous disaster严重的灾祸

a sea disaster海难

A Terrible Disaster滔天大祸

a near disaster差一点就发生的灾难

a national disaster一场自然灾害

a dreadful disaster可怕的灾难

英汉例句

• will this be a disaster for developing countries that have come to rely on exports for jobs and economic growth?

  对于那些依赖出口产业提供就业和经济增长的发展中国家来说，这将是一场灾难吗？

• for some countries, it is no exaggeration to describe the situation as an impending disaster; a disaster for health, for society, and most of all for national economies.

  对某些国家而言，将这一情况形容为迫在眉睫的灾难绝非夸张；这是一场对健康、对社会，最重要的是对国家经济带来的灾难。

• after a disaster aid agencies turn up with a lot of money and are under pressure to carry out big programmes very fast, often in areas they have little knowledge of.

  灾难发生之后，援助机构面临突然涌现的大量资金以及快速实施复杂救助行动的压力，同时，对受灾区域他们又常常所知甚少。

• and that will be a disaster for the world because america will not lead if we are not confident that our people are able to compete.

  那对世界来说将是一场灾难，因为如果我们对自己人民的竞争力没有信心的话，美国就不会发挥领导作用了。

• every household should assemble a disaster supplies kit and keep it up to date.

  每个家庭都应该备有一套灾难用品装备并一直留存。

• i see that as a disaster for the agency.

  我认为，对这个机构绝对是一场灾难。

• a disaster would expose the government’s known shortcomings: its tendency to stress duty over flexibility; the squabbling and rivalry of its different departments; its lack of preparation.

  一场灾难会暴露出已知的政府软肋：它更倾向于压力责任而不是灵活性；不同政府部门间的争吵和对抗；缺乏準备。

• and would the department of homeland security have developed into such a disaster if congress had been more critical from the start?

  如果国会能在一开始的时候就保持其批判立场，本土安全部门是否会变成现在这样一个灾难？

• it is obvious that 2011 can be both quite successful, and completely a disaster year, if they do not know when and where to apply force that will bring favor.

  很明显，2011年可以是相当成功的一年，同时又可能是完全充满灾难的一年——如果蝎子们不知道何时何地运用有利因素的话。

• q: if you are in a disaster recovery state, what percentage of normal operating capacity do you need to stay in business?

  问：如果在进行灾难恢复，为了保持业务正常，所需要的正常操作容量的百分比为多少？

• first, can a disaster comparable to the one in japan happen here?

  首先，与发生在日本的类似的灾难也会发生在这里么？

• this type of storage is no guarantee against loss in a disaster but if you must evacuate it will be easy to carry with you.

  这种方式不能确保应对灾难中的损失，但如果你必须被疏散，这个东西很容易随身携带。

• so, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread.

  因此当灾难袭来，建筑常常是大面积损毁。

• whenever a disaster like this occurs, i go back to the bible, to the first book of kings.

  每当类似的灾难发生时，我都会去看圣经，看圣经中的《列王记（上）》。

• if china's growth rate were to fall to that level, it would be regarded as a disaster at home and abroad.

  如果中国的增长率也跌落到上述水平，那么无论对本国还是对世界而言都是一个灾难。