學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word:265 disaster

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今天我們要學(xué)的詞是disaster。 Disaster是災(zāi)難的意思。Natural disaster是天災(zāi)，disaster area是災(zāi)區(qū)。美國(guó)明尼阿波利斯公路橋發(fā)生坍塌事件后，引發(fā)了美國(guó)各界對(duì)交通基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施的關(guān)注。媒體報(bào)道說(shuō)，"The bridge disaster suddenly became a symbol of the nation's crumbling infrastructure," 意思是這起橋梁坍塌的災(zāi)難性事故突然間成了美國(guó)年久失修的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施的象征。

Disaster還可能用來(lái)指徹底失敗。比如說(shuō), "The party last night was a disaster," 意思是昨天晚上的派對(duì)簡(jiǎn)直糟透了。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是disaster...