| 释义 |
disaster BrE /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/
NAmE /-ˈzæs-/► SEE ALLa disaster areaan accident/a disaster waiting to happen
●a diˈsaster area1. (informal) a place or situation that has a lot of problems, is a failure, or is badly organized 问题重重（或乱七八糟）的地方；灾难性局面◆The room was a disaster area (= very untidy), with stuff piled everywhere and nowhere to sit.
屋里乱七八糟，东西堆得到处都是，连坐的地方都没有。◆The current system of taxation is a disaster area.
目前的税收体制问题重重。2. a place where a disaster has happened and which needs special help 灾区◆After the floods, the whole region was declared a disaster area.
洪水过后，整个地区被宣布为灾区。●an ˌaccident/a diˌsaster waiting to ˈhappena thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave 早晚会出问题的事情（或人）；隐患◆For many months local residents had been complaining that the building was unsafe, and that it was an accident waiting to happen.几个月以来，当地居民一直在抱怨这栋楼很不安全，早晚会出事。 |
