disaster學測 L4KK [dɪˈzæstɚ] ｜ /dɪˈzæstɚ/
災難；天災·徹底失敗；一團糟
學測常考字，也用來誇飾生活小災難
The fire in the old building turned into a disaster, and many families lost their homes.
那棟舊建築的火災釀成一場災難，許多家庭因此失去了家園。
一個畫面：地動天搖瞬間崩毀
天搖地動地面劇烈晃動，建築開始傾倒
屋毀人逃房屋倒塌，居民倉皇逃離
全盤搞砸表演或計畫徹底失控
義項
天崩地裂A2noun災難；天災
The earthquake was a huge disaster, and it destroyed many towns.
這場地震是一場巨大的災難，摧毀了許多城鎮。
a natural disastera terrible disaster
全盤搞砸B1noun徹底失敗；一團糟
Without any practice, the class play was a total disaster.
完全沒有練習，班上的話劇表演徹底搞砸了。
a complete disastera total disaster
片語
natural disaster天崩地裂 →自然引發的災害
a recipe for disaster災難食譜 →註定出包的組合
a walking disaster行走地雷 →凡事都出包的人
turn into a disaster急轉直下 →情況演變成災難
你會不會這樣說？
The fire in the old building turned into a ___. (disaster / disastrous)
看答案
disaster
disaster是名詞，disastrous是形容詞，需接名詞當受詞。
'Without any practice, the class play was a total disaster.' 這裡的 disaster 最接近哪個意思？(A) 天災 (B) 徹底的失敗
看答案
(B)
此句形容表演失敗，對應「徹底失敗；一團糟」義項，非天然災害。
字族
disastrous 災難性的；糟糕透頂的