disaster
英 [dɪˈzɑːstə(r)] 美 [dɪˈzæstər]
n. 灾难,不幸;彻底的失败
例句:
The only way to avoid disaster was to abandon the house to its fate.
避免灾难的唯一办法就是放弃这座房子,让它听天由命。
We are on the brink of economic disaster.
我们濒临严重的经济危机。
It was the day disaster struck.
那是灾难降临的日子。
Disaster struck in the late 1970s when the cost of raw materials rocketed.
20世纪70年代后期原材料价格飙升时,灾难降临了。