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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。 |