| 单词 | disaster |
| 释义 | disaster (dɪzɑːstəʳ , -zæs- ) Word forms: disasters 1. countable noun B1 A disaster is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed. It was the second air disaster in the region in less than two months. Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute. Synonyms: catastrophe, trouble, blow, accident 2. countable noun B2 If you refer to something as a disaster, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely bad or unacceptable. [emphasis] The whole production was just a disaster! It would be a disaster for them not to reach the semi-finals. 'This tax is a disaster waiting to happen,' said an angry Tory backbencher. Synonyms: failure, mess, flop [informal], catastrophe 3. uncountable noun Disaster is something which has very bad consequences for you. The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster. 'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says. 4. a recipe for disaster phrase If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences. Collocations: absolute disaster This is an absolute disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2014) His reign at the bank has been an absolute disaster for shareholders. Times, Sunday Times (2010) If the fire had spread it would have been an absolute disaster. The Sun (2015) We thought, 'This is a complete disaster'. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The result was a complete disaster for us. The Sun (2014) Are your friendships over, or can you take steps to forestall a complete disaster? Christianity Today (2000) Disaster ensues because each has allowed love, or imagined love, to distort his essential self. Times, Sunday Times Disaster ensues - then their bad luck starts to turn. Times, Sunday Times Trying to find peace, he revisits his old haunts - and disaster ensues. The Sun Lawsuits, compensation claims and restoration projects are still outstanding as the first anniversary of the disaster looms. Times, Sunday Times Only now, as the prospect of political disaster looms, has the argument revived. Times, Sunday Times This gently sweating disaster looms large inside, as well as on top of, my head. Times, Sunday Times Then the season ends and disaster looms. Times, Sunday Times Minds unclouded by long experience and training can bring a welcome new perspective, but disaster looms when a more liberal attitude to risk cloaks a dangerous lack of risk awareness. Times, Sunday Times It has introduced degrees in disaster management, forensic chemistry, criminology and boat design. Times, Sunday Times National meteorological departments now monitor cyclones by satellite, share information and send warnings to disaster management authorities, which pass them to village volunteers. Times, Sunday Times He proposed splitting his own ministry to allow him to focus entirely on internal security, while a new body handled non-security issues such as disaster management and census issues. Times, Sunday Times While disaster management and business continuity planning tend to be associated with big companies, small businesses could be more seriously affected were a pandemic to occur. Times, Sunday Times Our experience of handling natural disasters has enabled us to develop well-defined institutional mechanisms for disaster management at all levels. Outlook India One issued a grim warning that the situation will not change until a disaster occurs. Times, Sunday Times When such a disaster occurs, contact a paper conservator, regional agency, or cultural institution for assistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Preparedness also may include having discussed evacuation plans and routes, and informing others of those plans before a disaster occurs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plan includes moving operations, (recovering operations) to another location if a disaster occurs at a worksite or datacenter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Individuals with cognitive impairments may struggle with understanding instructions that must be followed in the event a disaster occurs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But strict controls must be introduced to stop developments that are a disaster plan for the future. The Sun The disaster plan that unfolded was to elude the predators by passing in front of a scheduled train, as it passed through town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This helps ensure that the disaster plan follows a consistent format and allows for its ongoing future maintenance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many businesses, organizations, hospitals, etc. were asked to sign a regional disaster plan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Volunteers were sent in the days prior to ensure families had a family disaster plan and a disaster supplies kit in their household. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For instance, indicators from the physical sciences can be combined with social, medical and even psychological variables to evaluate potential complications for disaster planning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Additionally, there are online outlets that provide templates and other disaster planning tools, which are available for free download. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Disaster planning experts like to say that trunked system users are likely to hear busy signals for the first time when a disaster occurs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also assist with disaster planning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Disaster planning occurs during the disaster interphase. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The chaos wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic has lifted disaster preparedness into a mainstream occupation. Times,Sunday Times Additionally, the group supports the base community through fire protection, disaster preparedness, family support. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This can be partly attributed to the fact that local radio warnings were minimal and disaster preparedness schemes were essentially non-existent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were on a mission to assess the place as part of the disaster preparedness operations program of the government. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The national government may also relocate islanders away from low-lying areas pending a review of long-term rehabilitation and disaster preparedness plans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An instant system could be used for farming, disaster prevention and even by pilots wanting to avoid turbulence. Times,Sunday Times Climate change has raised the stakes on the question of disaster prevention and official competence. The Times Literary Supplement It claims that its activities in the area are centred on sea-rescue facilities, disaster prevention and relief, oceanic research, meteorological observation and ecological protection. Times, Sunday Times It promoted emergency management practice that improved disaster prevention and response, and in the event of an incident/accident limited injury and damage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Owners are therefore given subsidies to install fire and other disaster prevention systems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its latest deal will enable its client to move critical live data seemlessly between both primary and disaster recovery sites. Times, Sunday Times (2018) If it goes horribly wrong, you have disaster recovery. Computing (2010) It's easier to back up user data and simplify disaster recovery procedures that way. Computing (2010) He says that people were unable to tell who was accountable for either the infrastructure or the disaster response. Times, Sunday Times A team of rescuers consisting of police, disaster response personnel and administrators were deployed. Times, Sunday Times It later became clear that the alert was a disaster response drill that had somehow been posted on to the company's live web pages. Times, Sunday Times He was holding closed-door meetings with experts from emergency disaster response team who had been invited by the school to help manage the crisis. Times, Sunday Times It was plain, he said, that the airline had 'no disaster response strategy' and its personnel 'did not have a clue' of what to do in a crisis. Times, Sunday Times As participants are asked to choose which areas to abandon, this disaster scenario comes to seem increasingly real. Times, Sunday Times Frontbenchers confirmed last night that 'disaster scenario planning' was under way in the event of an upset. Times, Sunday Times But new computer software to prevent mid-air collisions froze for 20 minutes, prompting a disaster scenario. The Sun Since then, research has tended to confirm the disaster scenario. Times, Sunday Times The disaster scenarios are endless, always stressful but ultimately satisfying when solved. Times, Sunday Times But before we could book ourselves in again, disaster struck - a tummy bug. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Within seconds of the hybrid rocket engine being switched on, disaster struck. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The driver had gone underground to repair a vehicle when disaster struck. Times, Sunday Times (2010) As a result, help came to the disaster victim haphazardly as various organizations assisted in specific ways. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also say the defendants refused to reveal how much of the cash actually goes to disaster victims. The Sun It will see 15p from each vote go to help disaster victims — plus at least 50p from each track downloaded from live performances. The Sun Our two countries immediately mobilised significant funding to come to the aid of the disaster victims. Times, Sunday Times A stay was awarded in 2000 after a private prosecution by 95 of the 1989 disaster victims' families. The Sun It could drench the earthquake disaster zone in the central region, where survivors are sheltering in tents. Times, Sunday Times The aging baseball stadium was converted to an earthquake memorial using funds from the earthquake disaster relief money. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later the same year an earthquake disaster ruined the combined collections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was one of the worst earthquake disasters in recorded history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The forest fires in Greece are a human and ecological disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The Marine Conservation Society said UK seas were on the brink of an ecological disaster. The Sun (2008) The refinery, strewn with asbestos and drenched in oil, was an ecological disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Has anyone thought of the potential economic disaster in the making? Times, Sunday Times Critics say it amounts to a recipe for economic disaster. Times, Sunday Times Last year's abrupt replacement of the currency destroyed not only people's tiny businesses, but their savings - a political as well as economic disaster. Times, Sunday Times Analysts warned that the shock decision heralded economic disaster for the struggling country. Times, Sunday Times Should saving the lives of people like me be driving all of us to economic disaster? Times,Sunday Times A major environmental disaster appeared to have been averted yesterday after an oil rig sank. The Sun (2010) Fears of an environmental disaster grew as it emerged that the goods the ship was carrying included battery acid, farm pesticides and ethanol. The Sun (2007) It could send compensation payments for one of the worst environmental disasters in history rocketing. The Sun (2014) When he got to his feet, it was an epic disaster. The Sun You are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The Sun It's been one of telly's epic disasters and would make a brilliant fly-on-the-wall documentary. The Sun What has been your biggest fashion disaster? The Sun (2011) The cringe factor was pretty bad - there were fashion disasters and bad hairstyles. The Sun (2006) One in five said they still hoard past fashion disasters - but a quarter of those claimed to keep the items as fancy dress. The Sun (2013) We don't imagine financial disaster until it hits us personally. Times, Sunday Times (2012) For many clubs this year has been a financial disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The UK economy was thriving while most of Europe was on the brink of a financial disaster. The Sun (2014) It was the 1953 flood disaster that caused a public outcry for better flood defences and spurred politicians into action. Times, Sunday Times In response to the storm, flood disaster agencies allocated 20,000 sandbags for immediate deployment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A long period of storm pushed the water to unprecedented heights, still higher than those at the flood disaster of 1953. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The regrouping was assessed as a step to increase loyalty to the head of government and a reaction to discontent with the government's management of the flood disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The world seems to be awash with flood disasters. Times, Sunday Times The whole global disaster was the result of federal action. Times, Sunday Times It was market forces that created this global disaster, encouraging companies to promote a cheap and brilliant product with total indifference to its eternal toxicity. Times, Sunday Times But did their courageous detective work lead inadvertently to a global disaster? Times,Sunday Times The constant hotline to global disaster promotes anxiety, and the culture of rapid-fire exchange encourages users to feel and react rather than reason. Times, Sunday Times His failure to intervene in 2013, following the failure of our parliament to sanction intervention, has been a global disaster. Times, Sunday Times Opposition activists claimed last week that it had become a 'humanitarian disaster area'. Times, Sunday Times Aid officials predicted a humanitarian disaster if a fragile ceasefire ordered by commanders of a rebel army in the region fails to hold. Times, Sunday Times It has taken a decade of cruel mismanagement to turn this country of extraordinary natural wealth into a humanitarian disaster. Times, Sunday Times The exodus could cause a humanitarian disaster, aid workers are warning. The Sun It contributed to the humanitarian disaster and had devastating effects on the environment. Christianity Today There are only so many times that you can warn of imminent disaster before being accused of crying wolf. Times, Sunday Times Senior coalition commanders, security chiefs, local authorities and aid workers have all warned of an imminent disaster. Times,Sunday Times One of the officers rushed in to warn the admiral that they were heading for imminent disaster. Times, Sunday Times The home fans were far from fearful of imminent disaster and the notion that the club are in danger of being relegated felt almost absurd. Times,Sunday Times Can he prevent an imminent disaster by doing so? The Sun The need for speed was clear, and so was impending disaster. Christianity Today (2000) There is a looming winter crisis in the health service and an impending disaster in social care as a result of local government cuts. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Experts last night called it an impending disaster. The Sun (2016) The title itself would seem ironic - everything on it would be technophobic and about home-made ways of staving off inevitable disaster. Times, Sunday Times So far the inevitable disasters for a broker bringing higher-risk companies to market have been relatively few. Times, Sunday Times But she was ahead of her time, noting trends when they were barely visible, and forecasting apocalyptic and inevitable disasters when they were butterfly wings, flapping thousands of miles away. The Times Literary Supplement If we don't know ourselves and what shaped us, what neutralizes us, and what our limits are, we invite disaster. Christianity Today To have designed a place for the public and cognoscenti alike would have been to invite disaster. Times, Sunday Times It was the surest way to invite disaster. Outlook India Having already misplaced a couple of passes, why attempt one that invited disaster? Times,Sunday Times Neither did we notice that 20 years of benign neglect in the area of talent retention and development and cheerful lip service to succession planning was inviting disaster. Globe and Mail The incident officers are senior doctors usually only sent to major disaster scenes. The Sun As for its many tourists - are they visiting in the morbid hope of witnessing a major disaster? The Sun Experts have been warning about the threat of a major disaster for years. Times, Sunday Times It's also where the couple experienced their major disaster during the project. Times, Sunday Times We have to press on and, in footballing terms, it would be a major disaster if we didn't push on and keep progressing as a club. Times, Sunday Times The worst deluge was largely a man-made disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This was mostly a man-made disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2006) These are the grim statistics of the world's worst man-made disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And this man-made disaster rivals hurricane Katrina when it comes to displacing families. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The village also has a heritage centre showcasing local history, emphasizing the mining disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The song was pulled from release at the last minute due to the coincidence of another mining disaster where the outcome was different. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1860 a mining disaster made the community famous countrywide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The song explores the political and personal implications of the mining disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, he foretells a great mining disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why did they wait this long for a near disaster? Times, Sunday Times The miners will give evidence to a commission investigating the near disaster which triggered last week's extraordinary rescue seen worldwide. The Sun I was watching the evening news when the lead story reported a near disaster at his company. Christianity Today It came about as the result of a near disaster. Times, Sunday Times We have accumulated tremendous memories of near disaster and spiritual euphoria on those trips. Christianity Today It would be four decades before the world experienced another nuclear disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Cancer risks after the Japan nuclear disaster in 2011 are minimal, experts said. The Sun (2013) The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union was widely attributed to the absence of such a reporting system. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Thousands of people who have been made redundant in the past year have turned a potential disaster into an opportunity by setting up their own business. Times, Sunday Times (2010) When you enjoy things that are inherently risky, there will be moments of potential disaster. The Sun (2014) But relying on your main residence to provide a retirement income is a potential disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A few months ago, sceptics eager to predict disaster pointed to mortgage foreclosures, the budget deficit, political polarisation, financial instability or income inequality as the reasons for their gloom. Times, Sunday Times I was irritated by it - because you were predicting disaster. The Sun He wept; his nose bled; he protested his incapacity and predicted disaster. Times, Sunday Times He said insurers could no longer rely on long-term averages for predicting disasters and assumed an exponential increase in extreme weather. Times, Sunday Times The doom-mongers are predicting disaster. Times, Sunday Times Only in the past six months, after a further 10metres of undermining, has there been a scramble to prevent a disaster. Times, Sunday Times In this case, pilot mistakes failed to prevent the disaster. Times, Sunday Times Leave a pan on the stove, or forget you have left the bath running, and the technology will prevent a disaster. Times, Sunday Times Preventive measures will try to prevent a disaster from occurring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He offers to send them back in time five years (and therefore to present day, at the time of the series), so that they can prevent the disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another big city, another public relations disaster for soccer. Times, Sunday Times However, as the implications of the last-minute public relations disaster sank in, it was feared that these lofty ambitions would be derailed. Times, Sunday Times Only the most deluded would argue that this was anything less than a public relations disaster. Times, Sunday Times To prevent this public relations disaster from unfurling, water companies are being forced to spend millions of pounds clearing it up. Times, Sunday Times A second looked like a public relations disaster. Times, Sunday Times But even so, the sheer scale of the disaster took everyone by surprise. Times, Sunday Times Their brave actions saved the lives of countless people as carefully rehearsed disaster plans were brushed aside by the scale of the disaster. The Sun But in the context of the scale of the disaster, it's just not enough. The Sun The scale of the disaster was overwhelming, and clear direction was missing just when it was most needed. Times, Sunday Times Emergency workers said the full scale of the disaster would become clear only at first light today. Times, Sunday Times There are simple, practical steps we can take to avoid the muscle losses that can spell disaster for our waistline and our health. Times, Sunday Times (2016) So does this new chapter spell disaster? Times, Sunday Times (2012) A sharp downturn, political turmoil or a credit crunch could spell disaster for both the bank and the trading company. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This could spell disaster for thousands of middle-class Americans who could suddenly find themselves clobbered by the tax when grandma dies. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This haphazard method can spell disaster for you. Superdog! Action plans that work for a happy and well-behaved pet (1990) But it will be a miracle if the relationship can survive this disaster. Times, Sunday Times Few patients survive the disaster of premature rupture. Times, Sunday Times Soon, these apparently trivial details would exert a critical influence on who did and who did not survive the disaster that was now less than a minute away. Times, Sunday Times The only stained-glass windows to survive the disaster were in the sacristy off the right of the main altar where the vestments were stored. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was only the patient attention of her trainer and her iron constitution enabled her to survive this disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The war was a terrible disaster, of course, but we were eating better in the second world war than we were before. Times, Sunday Times Is this a terrible disaster? Times, Sunday Times A terrible disaster was only narrowly averted. Times, Sunday Times Next to picking up the pieces after a terrible disaster, the political implications of a hurricane hardly matter. Times, Sunday Times It stated that, inevitably, a terrible disaster would grip the country unless a constitutional form of government was put in place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I invested once in a friend's company, which was a total disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I've tried it twice, and each time it was a total disaster. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Having too little money is a total disaster, but having too much isn't much better. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In 1946, in the wake of the tsunami disaster, a temporary unwatched light was established. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The song was the official charity anthem after the tsunami disaster of 2011. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of the profits from the song went to the victims of the tsunami disaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The comic chorus in the village organise the couple's honeymoon, and of course it will be an unmitigated disaster. Times, Sunday Times But the process has been an unmitigated disaster. Times, Sunday Times Her escape turned out to be an almost unmitigated disaster. The Times Literary Supplement No prizes for guessing it will be an unmitigated disaster. Times, Sunday Times The party did it to boost the economy — a decision which proved to be an unmitigated disaster. The Sun But you must be an utter disaster of a cook to start with. The Sun But this campaign has turned into an utter disaster. The Sun For the fans, it has the potential to be a complete and utter disaster. The Sun That would be an utter disaster. Times, Sunday Times What, they ask themselves, will save this season from being a complete and utter disaster? Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 灾难 Japanese: 災害 |
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