Disaster
[dɪ'zɑːstə] or [dɪ'zæstɚ]
解釋/意思:
(n.) An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent.
(n.) An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.
(v. t.) To blast by the influence of a baleful star.
(v. t.) To bring harm upon; to injure.
錄入:昆西
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Mishap, misfortune, reverse, mischance, calamity, catastrophe, blow, stroke, casualty.
伊诺克校對
解釋/意思:
n. an adverse or unfortunate event: a great and sudden misfortune: calamity.—adj. Disas′trous calamitous ruinous: gloomy foreboding disaster.—adv. Disas′trously.
杰弗里整理
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of being in any disaster from public conveyance, you are in danger of losing property or of being maimed from some malarious disease. For a young woman to dream of a disaster in which she is a participant, foretells that she will mourn the loss of her lover by death or desertion. To dream of a disaster at sea, denotes unhappiness to sailors and loss of their gains. To others, it signifies loss by death; but if you dream that you are rescued, you will be placed in trying situations, but will come out unscathed. To dream of a railway wreck in which you are not a participant, you will eventually be interested in some accident because of some relative or friend being hurt, or you will have trouble of a business character.
整理:纳特
例句/造句/用法:
- The Prussians, after the disaster of Jena in 1807, had set to work to put their house in order. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- One day, it was the ninth of September, seemed devoted to every disaster, to every harrowing incident. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Unfortunately a sudden change came, fraught with disaster. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Ah what disaster, if the mother's door opened just beneath him, and she saw him! 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- For two weeks no word has come back from them, but rumours were rife that they had met with a terrible disaster and that all were dead. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Though Minorca has been twice taken, and is now probably lost for ever, that disaster has never been imputed to any neglect in the executive power. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- It was a victory that at some moments came very near disaster. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Here's a disaster--a multiplicity of disasters in short, as Lady Berwick said one day, when the compound evils fell upon her. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Twas evident she knew not of the disaster. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- No blame attached to the officers--that lying and disaster-breeding verdict so common to our softhearted juries is seldom rendered in France. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- In reaching the point where the disaster had occurred I had to pass the divisions of Smith and Wallace. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- The latter, I believe, he considered a match for any kind of disaster not absolutely mortal. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- While I described the disaster, Mr. Jaggers stood, according to his wont, before the fire. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The whole drift towards industrial training in schools has the germs of disaster within it--a preoccupation with the technique of a career. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Encouraged by these disasters of the imperial power, the Ionian cities in Asia began for a second time to revolt against the Persians. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- What a series of misfortunes and disasters! 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Here's a disaster--a multiplicity of disasters in short, as Lady Berwick said one day, when the compound evils fell upon her. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- So Athens was disliked and envied by her own empire; her disasters were not felt and shared as disasters by her subject-cities. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- But I can be the first to support and guard my country, now that terrific disasters and ruin have laid strong hands upon her. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- I conceived that my disasters were now completely at an end, and I looked forwards to a rich harvest, with unbounded applause. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- In consequence of the disasters that had befallen us in the past few days, Lee could be reinforced largely, and I had no doubt he would be. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The disasters of Russia in Manchuria in 1905 released the spirit of German imperialism to bolder aggressions. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He met with other disasters common to worthy inventors and discontinued his efforts to improve the art. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- I had no choice, after that, but to return to my proper place and my proper work, before more disasters happened to me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- But two disasters happened to the Etruscans which so weakened them that the Romans were able at last to master them altogether. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Murders, revolts, chastisements, disasters, cunning alliances, and base betrayals, and no Herodotus to record them. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I most fervently hope I may not have to add, a day of disasters as well. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Still bright on clouds of suffering dim Shines that soft, solemn joy; Nor care I now, how dense and grim Disasters gather nigh. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The disasters deepened as Regulus spoke. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
校對:劳伦斯