disaster area

英 [dɪˈzɑːstər eəriə]

美 [dɪˈzæstər eriə]

n.  灾区; 问题成堆的地方; 灾难性局面

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 灾区
  a place where a disaster has happened and which needs special help
• 问题成堆的地方；灾难性局面
  a place or situation that has a lot of problems, is a failure, or is badly organized

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (遭受诸如地震、洪水等侵袭而受灾严重的)灾区
  Adisaster areais a part of a country or the world which has been very seriously affected by a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood.
  1. The region has been declared a disaster area.
     这个地区被宣布为灾区。
• N-COUNT 极度混乱的地方;多灾多难的人;一团糟的状态
  If you describe a place, person, or situation asa disaster area, you mean that they are in a state of great disorder or failure.
  1. His office was a disaster area of papers and full ashtrays...
     他的办公室一片狼藉，文件成堆，烟灰满缸。
  2. He's a nice old rascal but a disaster area as a politician.
     他是个不错的老家伙，但是作为一个政治家就太差劲了。

英英释义

noun

• a region whose population is affected by a general disaster

双语例句

• The president has already declared most of Rhode Island a disaster area.
  总统已经宣布罗德岛的大部分地区成为灾区。
• Federal officials had declared all counties at Alabama at drought disaster area.
  联邦官员已经把阿拉巴马受灾地区全部备案了。
• Something should be done for the people in the disaster area.
  我们要做些什么来帮助灾区人民。
• His office was a disaster area of papers and full ashtrays
  他的办公室一片狼藉，文件成堆，烟灰满缸。
• Militia and reserve units transported supplies into and evacuated the wounded from the disaster area.
  民兵和预备役部队输送供应和物资到灾区以及营救伤员。
• This place looks like a disaster area.
  这地方简直像灾区。
• Oxfam organized the distribution of food and clothing in the disaster area.
  牛津饥荒救济委员会在灾区组织分发食品和衣服。
• He is a homeless in Nanjing, 1000 miles from the disaster area.
  在离灾区1000英里的南京，他是一个无家可归者。
• This annual meeting cancelled lottery link, the charge sum of surplus contributed the school of seismic disaster area.
  此次年会取消了抽奖环节，节余的费用全额捐给了地震灾区的学校。
• Now the people are hard rebuilding their homeland in the disaster area.
  现在人民正在灾区努力重建家园。