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 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。
People around the world are hell for the reconstruction of the disaster area.
世界各地的人都极度关心灾区的重建情况。
Objective To investigate the strategy for the disinfection and vector control in the earthquake disaster area.
目的探讨地震灾区消毒与病媒生物控制工作的准备策略。
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？
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。
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。
Now, more and more people and volunteers go to disaster area to help people who are in trouble.
如今，越来越人们和意愿者去灾区协助遇到费事的人。
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。
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。
Very few patients were transported to hospitals outside the disaster area on the first day of the disaster.
灾后第一天很少有患者转运到灾区外的医院。