disaster
英 [d?'zɑ?st?]
美[d?'z?st?]
- n. 災難，災禍；不幸
英英釋意
- 1. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;
- "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"
- "his policies were a disaster"
- 2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
- "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"
- "the earthquake was a disaster"
- 3. an act that has disastrous consequences