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

This annual meeting cancelled lottery link, the charge sum of surplus contributed the school of seismic disaster area.
此次年会取消了抽奖环节，节余的费用全额捐给了地震灾区的学校。
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。
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。
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？
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。
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
Sends to a concern for the disaster area people and warm!
为灾区人民送去一份关怀和温暖！
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。
The disaster area was in dire need of food.
灾区极端需要食品。
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。