disaster area

英 [dɪˈzɑːstər eəriə]

美 [dɪˈzæstər eriə]

n. 灾区; 问题成堆的地方; 灾难性局面

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

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。

noun

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。
Immediately after the earthquake, the Propaganda Department instinctively banned news organizations from traveling to the disaster area.
地震发生后，宣传部立刻本能地禁止新闻机构前往灾区。
This place looks like a disaster area.
这地方简直像灾区。
Research on the Ecological Protecting in Reconstruction of Wenchuan Earthquake Disaster Area
汶川地震灾区恢复重建中的生态保护问题研究
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。
Food service industry seems to have become heavy disaster area of quality is-sues in recent years.
食品行业近年来几乎成了质量问题的重灾区。
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。
The west belongs to the heavy disaster area in our country, where man-made disasters are relatively serious.
西部属于我国重灾区，而且，人为灾害相当严重。
Work Progress of Measles Control in Mianyang Earthquake Disaster Area in 2008
2008年绵阳地震灾区麻疹控制工作分析
His father had gone to Qing-chuan where is disaster area of earthquake.
他爸爸去过了地震灾区青川。