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

The large earthquake cut all communication to the disaster area, hampering official attempts to determine the real situation.
地震使受灾区所有通讯断绝，阻碍了官方对真实情况的了解。
This place looks like a disaster area.
这地方简直像灾区。
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。
Me: I want sent people of disaster area some old and clean cotton-clothes, how is it?
我：我想给灾区的人们送一些干净的旧棉衣，如何？
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
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'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。
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。
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。
Study on Variation of Forest Landscape and Indirect Loss in Sichuan Seriously Disaster Area by Wenchuan Earthquake
汶川地震四川重灾区森林景观变迁及间接损失研究