1 [C] an event that causes a lot of harm or damage 灾祸;灾难:
earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters地震、洪水及其他天灾
2 [C,U] a terrible situation or event 可怕的境况;可怕的事件:
Losing your job is unpleasant, but it's not a disaster.失业是令人不快的,但还算不上灾难。This year's lack of rain could spell disaster for the region.今年雨水不足,有可能给这个地区造成灾难。
3 [C,U] (informal 非正式) a complete failure 大失败:
The school play was an absolute disaster. Everything went wrong.学校的戏完全演砸了。什么都出差错。 ➔disastrouslyadvThe plan went disastrously wrong.计划出现严重的错误。