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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The work is coming along quite well.
工作进展得相当顺利。
Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.
浪费时间是一切花费中最奢侈豪华的费用。
Oh, by the way, there was a telephone call for you.
啊，顺便说一句，有你一个电话。