| 单词 | 灾难 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕The Mexican economy went from boom to bust very quickly, with disastrous results for the people. 墨西哥经济很快由繁荣转向崩溃，给民众带来灾难性后果。朗文写作活用〔DISASTER〕Singh told reporters that he had not seen such human suffering in any previous natural calamity. 辛格对记者说，他以前所见的自然灾害都未有像这次那样给人类造成如此的灾难。朗文写作活用〔DISASTER〕The crash on Monday is the latest in a long line of air disasters in West Africa. 星期一的这场空难是西非漫长的航空灾难史上最近的一次。朗文写作活用〔DISASTER〕The destruction of the world's rain forests could have a catastrophic influence on the earth's climate. 破坏地球的热带雨林会对全球气候造成灾难性影响。朗文写作活用〔DISASTER〕Things went disastrously wrong when the craft's navigational system failed. 飞机的导航系统失灵，事情便朝着灾难性的方向发展了。朗文写作活用〔PREDICT〕The old woman's prophecies of disaster were soon fulfilled. 老妇人关于灾难的预言很快就变成了现实。朗文写作活用〔affair〕The whole affair was a disaster.整个事件就是一场灾难。朗文当代〔allocate〕It is not the job of the investigating committee to allocate blame for the disaster/to allocate blame to individuals.调查委员会的任务不是确定谁该为这场灾难负责任／哪些人应该负责任。剑桥高阶〔before your eyes〕We were watching a disaster take place in front of our very eyes.我们目睹了一场灾难的发生。韦氏高阶〔bring〕For Sandro, the new year brought disaster.对桑德罗来说，新的一年带来的是灾难。柯林斯高阶〔calamity〕It will be a calamity for farmers if the crops failed again.如果再歉收的话，将会给农民带来灾难。朗文当代〔calamity〕The fire was a terrible calamity.这次失火是可怕的灾难。牛津同义词〔catastrophe〕If the world is to avoid environmental catastrophe, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition.世界若要想避免环境灾难，经济发达的国家必须进行深刻变革。柯林斯高阶〔catastrophically〕The faulty left-hand engine failed catastrophically as the aircraft approached the airport.飞机快到机场时，本来有故障的左引擎突然熄火，引发了灾难。柯林斯高阶〔catastrophically〕The minister warned that if war broke out, it would be catastrophic for the whole world.这位部长警告说，万一爆发战争，那对全世界都将是场灾难。柯林斯高阶〔catastrophic〕A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage to the coast.一场海啸给海滨带来了灾难性的破坏。外研社新世纪〔catastrophism〕Geology The doctrine that major changes in the earth's crust result from catastrophes rather than evolutionary processes.【地质学】 灾变说：一种认为地壳的重大变化是源于灾难而非进化过程的学说美国传统〔cause〕The flood caused great hardship.洪水造成了巨大的灾难。韦氏高阶〔cope〕You'd better take along a first-aid kit to cope with unexpected catastrophes.你们最好带着一个急救药箱以便应付意想不到的灾难。21世纪英汉〔damn〕The inquiry into the disaster damns the company for its lack of safety precautions.这起灾难的调查报告强烈谴责该公司没有预先采取足够的安全措施。剑桥高阶〔death blow〕The people of Hatfield went into shock as they learned their town had been dealt a death blow.哈特菲尔德的人们得知他们的镇子遭遇灾难性事故的消息后都深感震惊。柯林斯高阶〔demonstration〕This disaster is a clear demonstration of the need for tighter controls.这场灾难清楚表明需要进一步加强控制。剑桥高阶〔devastatingly〕The city of Ormac took the full force of the winds and devastating floods.奥马克城受到了狂风和灾难性洪水的猛烈袭击。柯林斯高阶〔disaster recovery〕We need to increase the budget allocation for disaster recovery.我们要增加用于灾难复原的预算拨款。朗文当代〔disaster〕The evening was an unmitigated disaster (=a complete failure) .这一晚完全是一场灾难。朗文当代〔disaster〕The nuclear power station was an environmental disaster waiting to happen.这座新的核电站可能对环境造成灾难性的影响。麦克米伦高阶〔disaster〕Their departure spells social disaster for the region.他们的离开给这一地区带来了社会灾难。牛津搭配〔disaster〕Their expedition nearly ended in disaster , when one of the climbers slid off the mountain.他们的探险活动几乎以灾难告终，当时有一名登山者从山上滑落下去。朗文当代〔disaster〕When disaster struck, no one was prepared.灾难来临时，人们都手足无措。牛津搭配〔disclaim〕We disclaim all responsibility for this disaster.我们声明对这起灾难不承担任何责任。剑桥高阶〔doomsayer〕Don't listen to the doomsayers.别听灾难预言者的话。韦氏高阶〔drastic〕Drastic changes are needed if environmental catastrophe is to be avoided.要想避免环境灾难就需要重大的变革。朗文当代〔ecological〕The earthquake has caused an ecological disaster.这次地震已经造成了生态灾难。麦克米伦高阶〔enormity〕It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster which has occurred.对于已经发生的灾难，其严重性不该小视。柯林斯高阶〔enormity〕People are still coming to terms with the enormity of the disaster.人们仍在忍受这一灾难带来的严重恶果。牛津高阶〔fatally〕So as to result in disaster or ruin.灾难地：引起灾难或破坏地美国传统〔fate〕Perhaps some terrible fate has befallen them.也许某种可怕的灾难已降临到他们头上。外研社新世纪〔feverish〕After the catastrophe, everybody in the city was feverish for news.这场大灾难发生以后,城里人人都坐立不安地纷纷探听消息。英汉大词典〔foreboding〕He disregarded the fortune teller's foreboding that the trip would end in disaster.他不理睬算命人的预言,说是此行将以灾难告终。英汉大词典〔foretell〕Economists foretold impending disaster.经济学家预言了即将到来的灾难。韦氏高阶〔heel〕Disasters come treading on each other's heels.灾难接踵而来。英汉大词典〔holocaust〕A nuclear holocaust seemed a very real possibility in the '50s.核灾难在20世纪50年代似乎真的非常可能发生。柯林斯高阶〔impending〕On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster.出发远征的那个早上,我醒来就有一种灾难即将来临的感觉。柯林斯高阶〔invoke〕He invoked memories of Britain's near-disastrous disarmament in the 1930s.他援引了英国 20 世纪 30 年代几近灾难性的裁军事件。柯林斯高阶〔involved〕She became involved with political causes after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.在切尔诺贝利核泄漏灾难发生以后,她开始投身政界。柯林斯高阶〔know〕I just knew (that) it was going to be a disaster.我就知道这会是场灾难。剑桥高阶〔meltdown〕He's anticipating a meltdown.他预料到会有一场灾难。外研社新世纪〔modulate〕The famine turned the normal modulation of climate into disaster.正常的气候变化因饥荒而成了灾难。柯林斯高阶〔pass〕How did such a disaster come to pass? 这样的灾难是怎样发生的？牛津搭配〔pray〕Let us pray for the victims of this terrible disaster.让我们为这次可怕灾难的受害者祈祷吧。剑桥高阶〔precedent〕There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale.这种规模的灾难是空前的。牛津高阶〔presentiment〕He had a presentiment of disaster.他预感会有灾难降临。柯林斯高阶〔promise〕The government has promised a full investigation into the disaster.政府已承诺对这次灾难进行全面调查。牛津高阶〔prove〕The new treatment has proved to be a disaster.这种新的治疗方法结果是一场灾难。剑桥高阶〔quick〕Donna's quick thinking (= ability to solve problems with speed) averted what could have been a disaster.唐娜的机敏避免了原本可能出现的灾难。剑桥高阶〔recipe〕Large-scale inflation is a recipe for disaster.大规模的通货膨胀会造成灾难。柯林斯高阶〔regular〕The whole thing was a regular disaster.整个事情完全是一场灾难。牛津高阶〔reinstatement〕Reinstatement of the tax would be a disaster.恢复该项税收将是一场灾难。剑桥高阶〔responsibility〕The minister took/accepted full responsibility for (= admitted that he was to blame for) the disaster and resigned.部长表示对这场灾难负全责并引咎辞职。剑桥高阶〔scourge〕Smallpox finally ceased to be a scourge.天花终于不再成为灾难了。英汉大词典〔seal〕This disaster sealed the fate of the expedition.这场灾难注定了此次远征的命运。外研社新世纪〔shape up〕The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster.这次事故已经造成严重的环境灾难。柯林斯高阶〔short〕Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.去年的数字简直是灾难。牛津高阶〔spell〕If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds.如果灌溉计划开始实施，它可能会给鸟类带来灾难。柯林斯高阶〔split〕The split in the party could have had a disastrous effect in the election.该党内的分裂在选举中有灾难性的影响。麦克米伦高阶〔store up〕Investors were storing up a lot of cash in anticipation of disaster.预料到可能会发生灾难, 投资者储备了大量现金。外研社新世纪〔teeter〕He is teetering on the edge of catastrophe.他在大灾难的边缘徘徊。21世纪英汉〔temporize〕They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster.面临如此显而易见的灾难, 他们还在拖延时间。外研社新世纪〔terms〕The decision was disastrous in political terms.从政治上来看，这个决定是灾难性的。牛津高阶〔trap〕Until he saw the trapped wagons and animals, he did not realize the full extent of the catastrophe.直到他看见受困的马车和动物，才意识到灾难的严重性。柯林斯高阶〔unaccounted for〕Many people were unaccounted for after the disaster.那场灾难过后，许多人下落不明。韦氏高阶〔unmitigated〕The evening was an unmitigated disaster.这一晚完全是一场灾难。牛津高阶〔viewpoint〕From an ecological viewpoint, the motorway has been a disaster.从生态角度看，这条公路是个灾难。朗文当代〔wholly〕The report claimed that the disaster was wholly unavoidable.报告称这场灾难完全无法避免。朗文当代〔woe〕Unusually poor harvests have added to the country's woes.罕见的歉收加剧了该国的灾难。剑桥高阶〔zone〕The area has been declared a disaster zone.这个地区已经被宣布为灾难地带。柯林斯高阶A series of calamities ruined them -- floods, a failed harvest and the death of a son.一连串的灾难摧毁了他们----洪水、庄稼歉收和儿子的死亡。剑桥国际Acne is the curse of adolescence.粉刺是青春期的灾难。剑桥国际Any delay (= failure to act quickly) could be disastrous.任何耽搁都可能导致灾难性的后果。剑桥国际Britain was speeding towards an economic precipice. 英国正快速走向一场经济灾难。译典通Congress has agreed to provide financial aid to the hurricane/flood victims.国会已经同意向飓风/洪水受灾难民提供经济援助。剑桥国际Disaster struck when we least expected it.灾难在我们最意想不到的时候发生了。剑桥国际For the people living near it, the new road has been an unmitigated disaster.对住在附近的人们来讲, 新公路成为十足的灾难。剑桥国际I knew (that) it was going to be a disaster, from the start. [+ (that) clause] 一开始我就知道这会是场灾难。剑桥国际If the two sides conflict with each other again, it will be disastrous for party unity.如果双方再起冲突，对全党团结将是个灾难。剑桥国际In her op-ed piece, she wrote that the proposed changes to the health service would have disastrous results.在她的专稿中她写道: 所提议的公共医疗卫生服务变革会产生灾难性的后果。剑桥国际It is not the job of the investigating committee to allocate blame for the disaster / to allocate blame to individuals.调查委员会的工作不是摊派这场灾难的责任/把责任摊派给个人来承担。剑桥国际It seemed like a good idea before we started, but in practice it was a disaster.开始前这看起来是个好主意，但实际上是个灾难。剑桥国际Never has there been such a terrible disaster.从来没有过这样可怕的灾难。剑桥国际Question number four caused untold havoc for a number of you, so perhaps we'd better look over it.第四个问题给你们中的一些人带来了巨大的灾难, 所以或许我们该来探讨一下。剑桥国际The cost will be ruinous. 花费之多将是灾难性的。译典通The destruction of the rain forests is an ecological disaster that threatens the future of life on Earth.破坏雨林是威胁地球生物未来的生态灾难。剑桥国际The flood in Venice was a major catastrophe. 威尼斯的洪水是一场大灾难。译典通The flood made for much misery in that area. 洪水在那个地区造成了很大的灾难。译典通The oil-well fires are a regional but not a global catastrophe.油井起火是地区性而不是全球性的大灾难。剑桥国际The recent flooding in the south was a calamity. 最近南方的洪水是一场灾难。译典通There should be an investigation into the cause of the disaster.应该对这场灾难的起因进行调查。剑桥国际They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.他们得到了将要来临的生态大灾难的警告。剑桥国际We were all shocked by the disaster. 这场灾难使我们所有人大为震惊。译典通Yet more snow is forecast for the already hard-hit south-east region.预报说已经饱经灾难的东南地区还会有更多降雪。剑桥国际 |
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