借來誇張的「慘」
把大災難的份量借到小事情上，聽的人知道你在誇張——正因為兩邊差距很大，這個說法才有效果。
total failure · noun · B2
Something that goes very badly or completely fails, especially in an annoying or disappointing way.
慘敗／糟透了
核心畫面
Picture the morning after a flood: it came suddenly, nobody could stop it, and what it left behind is damage on a scale no one person can fix. The word is heavy — which is exactly why English also lends it, half-jokingly, to a dinner or a haircut that went completely wrong.
可以想成：大水退去之後的那個早上——事情來得很突然，沒有人擋得住，留下來的破壞也不是一個人收拾得了的。這個字本身很重…更多收起
可以想成：大水退去之後的那個早上——事情來得很突然，沒有人擋得住，留下來的破壞也不是一個人收拾得了的。這個字本身很重，正因為重，英文才會半開玩笑地把它借去講一頓煮壞的晚餐或一次剪壞的頭髮：借它的份量來誇張。From the picture
Also in this word
catastrophe · noun · B2
A sudden event that causes very great damage or suffering.
災難／災害
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
disasternoun/dɪˈzɑːs.təː/
- 1
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates.
- Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
- 2
An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
- And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.
- A nod means good, two nods; very good. And then there's the pursing of the lips: disaster.
- 3
A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。