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disaster areas

/dɪˈzæstər ˈeəriəz/ /dɪˈzæstər ˈɛəriəz/

Meanings
noun

灾区，受灾地区

An area that has been the site of a natural disaster that receives an official designation entitling residents and organizations within that area to receive relief and benefits.

Examples :

"Much of the central Gulf Coast was declared a disaster area after hurricane Katrina."
卡特里娜飓风过后，墨西哥湾沿岸中部的大部分地区被宣布为灾区。
disaster area government aid environment

Related Words

Illustration entitling

entitling verb

/ɪnˈtaɪtəlɪŋ/ /ɛnˈtaɪtəlɪŋ/

命名，赋予...资格。

"The author is entitling her new book "The Secret Garden." "

作者将她的新书命名为《秘密花园》。

Illustration natural

natural noun

/ˈnætʃəɹəl/ /-ɚəl/

本地人，居民。

"The new student was a natural from Japan. "

这个新学生是土生土长的日本人。

Illustration hurricane

hurricane noun

/ˈhʌɹɪkən/ /ˈhɝɪˌkeɪn/

飓风, 台风

"The hurricane forced the school to close for several days. "

飓风迫使学校停课了好几天。

Illustration benefits

benefits noun

/ˈbɛnɪfɪts/ /ˈbɛnəfɪts/

好处，益处。

"It was for her benefit.   His benefit was free beer."

这是为了她的好处。他的好处是可以免费喝啤酒。

Illustration organizations

organizations noun

/ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənz/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃənz/

有条理，井井有条.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

乍一看，这幅画显得没什么条理，但渐渐地，它的结构就清晰起来了。

Illustration official

official noun

/əˈfɪʃəl/

官员，公务员

"David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club."

戴维·巴恩斯是负责管理这家体育俱乐部的官员。

Illustration suffered

suffered verb

/ˈsʌfəd/ /ˈsʌfɚd/

遭受， 忍受。

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

这里有人害怕吃苦吗？

Illustration designation

designation noun

/dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/

指定，指派，标明

"The teacher's designation of the new student as a "leader" was based on her early contributions to class discussions. "

老师标明那位新同学为“领导者”，是基于她早期对课堂讨论的贡献。

Illustration receives

receives noun

/ɹɪˈsiːvz/

接收, 收取。

"The server's receives are tracked to monitor network traffic and identify potential bottlenecks. "

为了监控网络流量并识别潜在瓶颈，服务器的数据接收量会被追踪记录。

Illustration disaster

disaster noun

/dɪˈzæs.tə/ /dɪˈzɑːs.tə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈzæs.tɚ/

灾难，灾害， катастрофа.

"The earthquake was a disaster, causing widespread damage to homes and schools. "

那场地震是一场灾难，对房屋和学校造成了广泛的破坏。

Illustration residents

residents noun

/ˈrɛzɪdənts/ /ˈrɛzɪdənz/

居民，住户，居住者。

"The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."

虎百合是亚洲土生土长的植物。

Illustration declared

declared verb

/dɪˈklɛəd/ /dɪˈklɛɹd/

宣布，声明，阐明。

"The teacher declared the rules of the game before they started playing. "

老师在开始游戏前，把游戏规则解释清楚了。