disastrous
adj
being or causing a disaster 灾难性的; 造成灾害的; 失败的
disastrous floods 灾难性的洪水
a defeat that was disastrous to the country 给国家带来灾难的一?quot;苷?BR> Buying this house was a disastrous step
it's going to have a main road built behind it. 买下这所房子是一大失策, 因为房後就要建一条公路了.
Because Manhattan Island is made of solid rock, it is safe to build very tall buildings.
曼合顿岛是由坚固的岩石构成的,这使得兴建大厦非常安全。
Then, instead of having someone answering the phone all day, people can ring up the railway station and listen to a tape recording of the information.
然后,人们可以打电话到火车站,从录音电话中获取信息,而不要安排一个专人整天接电话。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As