disaster noun ⇨disaster (Losing your job doesn't have to be a disaster.)⇨crisis (a nuclear disaster)⇨loser2 (a disaster as a manager)disaster
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➡ See also the entry for disappointment另见disappointment条disaster ♦︎ failure ♦︎ catastrophe ♦︎ fiasco ♦︎ debacle ♦︎ flop ♦︎ washoutThese are all words for sth that is very unsuccessful, causes a lot of problems or is disappointing.这些词均表示失败、糟糕的境况或灾难。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a disaster / failure / catastrophe for sb◆a fiasco / debacle over sth◆a total disaster / failure / catastrophe / fiasco / flop / washout◆a complete disaster / failure / catastrophe / fiasco / flop◆a financial disaster / failure / fiasco / debacle◆an economic disaster / failure / catastrophe◆to prove a disaster / failure / fiasco / flop■disaster [countable, uncountable] a very bad situation that causes problems; sth that is very unsuccessful不幸;祸患;彻底失败的事◆Losing your job doesn't have to be such a disaster.丢了工作不一定就是大难临头。◆Disaster struck when the wheel came off.车轮脱落,灾祸就来了。◆Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster(= sth that is likely to go badly wrong).让她来组织这次聚会非坏事不可。◆The play's first night was a total disaster.这出戏头一晚上就彻底演砸了。 see also disaster ⇨ crisis■failure [countable] something that is not successful失败◆The whole thing was a complete failure.整个事情彻底失败了。◆A team learns from experience, both successes and failures.一个团体应该从成功与失败的经验中学习。◆The venture proved to be a costly failure.那个经营项目结果证明是一次损失惨重的失败。OPPsuccess ⇨ success see also failure ⇨ failure■catastrophe kəˈtæstrəfi [countable] an event that causes sb suffering or that causes problems不幸事件;麻烦◆The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.拓展业务的尝试使这家公司陷入困境。◆We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.我们为聚会准备食物时遇到了一些困难。 see also catastrophe ⇨ crisis■fiascofiˈæskəʊ; NAmEfiˈæskoʊ [countable] (ratherinformal) something that is a complete failure especially because it is badly planned or organized, often in a way that causes embarrassment难堪的失败,尴尬的结局(尤指筹划不周或组织不力所致)◆What a fiasco!这结果真丢脸!◆After the fiasco over the brochures, I decided to take charge of the marketing.经历了广告手册的难堪失败之后,我决定负责市场营销工作。■debacledeɪˈbɑːkl, dɪˈbɑːkl [countable] something that is a complete failure, especially because of disagreements between those involved, in a way that causes embarrassment(尤指内部分歧造成的)彻底失败,崩溃,垮台◆He should take responsibility for the debacle and resign.他应该对这次惨败负责并辞职。■flop [countable] (informal) something such as a film, party or product, that is not successful, especially because it is not popular or is not bought by many people(电影、聚会或产品等)失败,砸锅◆The film has been labelled the year's biggest box-office flop.这部电影被称为本年度票房收益最差的影片。◆The share sale has been a flop with investors.这次股份销售并不受投资者青睐。OPPhit ⇨ success see also flop ⇨ closeverb2■washoutˈwɒʃaʊt; NAmEˈwɑːʃaʊt, ˈwɔːʃaʊt [countable, usually singular] (informal) an event that is a complete failure, especially because of rain因雨取消的事;彻底失败的事;泡汤◆They feared that the wedding was going to be a washout after torrential rain.他们担心倾盆大雨过后这次婚礼将会取消。
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