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disastrous

英 [dɪ'zɑːstrəs] 美 [dɪ'zæstrəs]

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解释

adj. 灾难性的；损失惨重的；悲伤的

※ 提供单词"disastrous"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

disastrous (adj.): 1580s, "ill-starred," from French désastreux (16c.), from désastre (see disaster) or from Italian desastroso. Meaning "calamitous" is from c. 1600. Related: Disastrously.

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例句和用法

1. The first four years of government were completely disastrous.: 政府前4年的执政彻底失败。

2. The effect on coffee prices has been disastrous for the producers.: 对咖啡价格的影响对生产商而言是灾难性的。

3. Obree summed his weekend up in one word: "Disastrous.": 奥布瑞用一个词总结了他的周末经历：“灾难。”

4. He invoked memories of Britain's near-disastrous disarmament in the 1930s.: 他援引了英国20世纪30年代几近灾难性的裁军事件。

5. He believed that the policies were both wrong and electorally disastrous.: 他认为这些政策是错误的，而且对选举会产生灾难性后果。