Word · Frequency #2466
Fully loadeddisasters
灾难；灾祸；灾害
disasters is the plural of disaster.
核心释义
an unexpected natural or man-made event that causes great damage, destruction, or loss
- 1.
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- 2.
极端(通常是不可挽回的)毁灭和不幸状态
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
- 3.
An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
- 4.
导致重大损失和不幸的事件
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- 5.
A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp.
用法In use
The earthquake was a terrible disaster, destroying thousands of homes.
用法提示：此处“disaster”为名词，指造成巨大损失和不幸的自然事件。
Losing his job was a financial disaster for the family.
用法提示：此处“disaster”为名词，指导致极端困境的不幸事件。
The birthday party turned into a disaster when it started raining.
用法提示：此处“disaster”为名词，指具有灾难性后果的事件。
his policies were a disaster
the earthquake was a disaster
be a disaster
The whole trip was a disaster.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- natural disaster
- 自然灾害
- The country has experienced a series of natural disasters this year.这个国家今年经历了一系列自然灾害。
- disaster strikes
- 灾难降临
- When disaster strikes, the community comes together to help.当灾难降临时，社区会团结起来互相帮助。
- disaster area
- 灾区
- The government declared the region a disaster area after the flood.洪水过后，政府宣布该地区为灾区。
- complete disaster
- 彻底的灾难
- The project was a complete disaster from start to finish.这个项目从头到尾都是一场彻底的灾难。
- disaster relief
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆分disaster为dis（不）+aster（星星），星星不祥，预示灾难。
语境与语域Context & Register
通用，适用于正式和非正式场合，常指造成重大损失或不幸的事件
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling ending '-ster', but the stressed vowel differs and the stress is on the first syllable except for 'disaster' which stresses the second syllable. Thus, they do not rhyme perfectly.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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