1.a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;

lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system

2.an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;

the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity

3.an act that has disastrous consequences

1.災害

1 . 災難

...的辦法，那么他需要對什么保持警覺？他在清醒的時候在逃避什么？如果不肯面對它們，情況就不可能得到改善。37.災難（disaster）：夢見災難可能是源于對某事的恐懼與壓力，抑或是危機感的表達。38.神奇生物（magical

2 . 場災難

He averted a disasterwith a simple lie ., 他用一個簡單的謊言就避免了一場災難.

3 . 災害

縱觀整個災害社會學研究，表面上有多種視角，但仔細梳理可以看到兩個貫穿其中的基本學派，即“經典災害社會學”和“社會脆弱性”學派?！敖浀錇暮ι鐣W”首先厘清了“災害”（disaster）的概念或定義，對災害情境或災害組織進行了分類，此外，災害后果與災后重建的社會過程等研究都是核心議題。.

4 . 災難的

it was Hitler's insistence that " a district or town " must be held " unto death , " as at Stalingrad , Which had helped bring about military disaster.其實造成軍事上的災難的原因之一恰恰是希特勒堅持要堅守“一城一地”“至死”，就像在斯大林格勒那樣。

1 . 遭受災難

great supplies were sent to the disaster - hit area .大量的給養被運送到遭受災難襲擊的地區.

1 . 為災難

at risk are those groups of people adversely affected by a disaster ( natural or manmade ) who have been placed in situations where they at an increased risk .災民是指這樣的人群，他們身受自然或人為災難的負面影響而處于困境，且他們在困境中的風險會不斷增大。

1 . 一個災難

she said : " It is just disaster after disaster after disaster . " She described her local party members as " headless chickens . they are really in bereavement " .她說：“這是一個災難，徹頭徹尾的災難。”她說本地政黨黨員都是些“沒頭腦的呆雞，都像死了親娘似的?！?

1 . 災難與

objective : the issue of disaster / mental health has been an international research interest in recent years . it has also gotten increasing local attention since the 1999 , 9-2-1 earthquake in Taiwan .目的：災難與心理衛生的研究議題已成為近年來國際學者研究的興趣，臺灣自九二一震災后，國內學者亦開始著重此議