1N-COUNT (尤指傷亡慘重的)災難,災禍(如地震、墜機等) 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. (尤指傷亡慘重的)災難,災禍(如地震、墜機等)
It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months.
這已經是該地區不到兩個月内的第二次空難了。
Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute.
2N-COUNT 非常糟糕的事;徹底的失敗;不幸 If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable. 非常糟糕的事;徹底的失敗;不幸 [emphasis]
The whole production was just a disaster!
整個産品簡直就是一個敗筆!
It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals.
如果不能挺進半決賽,對他們來說就是完敗。
'This tax is a disaster waiting to happen,' said an angry Tory backbencher.