1·British policy in Cyprus was an utter disaster.
英国在塞浦路斯的政策遭到了彻底的失败。
2·No matter how bad the Irish situation, it couldn't be compared with the utter disaster that was Iceland.
不管爱尔兰形势有多差，它怎么可以与已经处于灾难深入的冰岛相提并论呢？
3·No matter how bad the Irish situation, it couldn’t be compared with the utter disaster that was Iceland.
不管爱尔兰状况多么差，也比不是上冰岛那场完完全全的大灾难。
4·"Things could have been a lot worse" may not be the most stirring of slogans, but when everyone expected utter disaster, it amounts to a policy triumph.
“情况原本会比现在差得多”也许不是最令人激动的口号，但是当所有人都估计会出现绝对的灾难时，能有这些的说法就等于政策上的巨大胜利。
5·Other entries are updates of pre-existing words, such as "ghost" used as an informal verb, and "train wreck 6" used metaphorically 7 to describe "an utter disaster or mess.
其他词条是对现有词汇的更新，如“ghost”（悄悄地行进）这个词被用作一个非正式的动词，而“train wreck”则被比喻为“一场彻底的灾难或混乱”。
6·Thinking only of some utter destruction and disaster, he bided his time.
他咬牙切齿，在盘算如何毁灭敌人的遐想中打发时光。