1. C 灾难，灾祸　 sth very bad that happens and that may hurt a lot of people
2. C U 彻底的失败　complete failure

　avert ～　避开灾祸
　court〔invite〕 ～　招致灾祸
　suffer ～　遭受灾祸
　dire ～　可怕的灾祸
　～ for〔to〕 　…的灾祸

　She was in Mexico City when the disaster happened.　灾难发生时她在墨西哥城。
　They kept a record of earthquake disasters.　他们记录了地震的经过。
　The party was an absolute disaster.　那次聚会搞得一塌糊涂。
　His career is a story of utter disaster.　他在事业上一事无成。

 ♣ disaster, calamity, catastrophe
　这三个词均可指不幸的灾难。disaster指人为的或自然的灾祸；calamity指造成的灾祸比disaster更大；catastrophe指造成的损失无法补偿。

　［同义词］ calamity
　［词源］意大利语disastro（灾难，天灾）