disaster是什么意思 destroy和disaster的区别？

disasters英 [dɪ'zɑ:stəz] 美 [dɪ'zɑ:stəz]n.灾难( disaster的名词复数 ); 彻底的失败; 不幸; 祸患 Ecological disasters, such as the destruction of rainforest 雨林破坏等生态灾难

destroy是破坏的意思，而disaster的则是灾难的意思，区别可以从以下例子看出：

After the earthquake, most of building in the city were destroyed, it is disaster for our nation. We have to rebuild our city. 地震后，城市大部分建筑被毁，对我们国家来说是灾难。 我们必须重建我们的城市。