catastrophe

释义

n.灾难，横祸; 困难

大小写变形: Catastrophe

词态变化

复数 :   catastrophes ; 副词 :   catastrophically ; 形容词 :   catastrophic ;

实用场景例句

The government's swift response to the economic crisis averted a potential catastrophe.

政府对经济危机的迅速反应避免了一场潜在的灾难。

金山词霸

The decision to invest in risky assets turned into a catastrophe for the investor.

冒险投资的决定让这位投资者损失惨重。

金山词霸

The quick evacuation of residents avoided a potential catastrophe.

居民的迅速疏散避免了一场潜在的灾难。

金山词霸

A financial catastrophe (= an event causing great damage to one's economic situation)

一场造成重大经济损失的灾难

金山词霸

Catastrophe can lead to irreversible damage and long-term suffering.

灾难可能导致不可逆转的破坏和长期的苦难。

金山词霸

We encountered a minor catastrophe while organizing the event.

我们在组织活动时遇到了一点小灾难。

金山词霸

Under every conceivable perspective, conflict would result in a devastating catastrophe.

从任何可想象的角度来看，冲突都将导致一场毁灭性的灾难。

金山词霸

Industrialized countries must undergo drastic changes to avert a global ecological catastrophe.

工业化国家必须进行剧烈变革，以避免一场全球生态灾难。

金山词霸

Every one feels that a disaster is imminent, as if a catastrophe is about to come.

谁都感到大事不好, 似乎有什么极大的灾难即将来临.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

There used to be few catastrophe risk control instruments for the insurance company to utilize.

在过去,保险公司对自身承保的巨灾风险的控制手段不多.

期刊摘选

Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system.

资金的缺乏给我们学校带来了灾难性的后果.

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The flood was a terrible catastrophe in which many people died.

那次洪水真是一场可怕的灾难,许多人丧生.

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The Depression was a catastrophe: in America output fell by a third and unemployment hit 25 %.

那次经济大萧条是个巨大的灾难: 美国国内生产下降三分之一而且失业率达25%.

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Insurers protect themselves against the catastrophe through reinsurance.

保险人通过再保险使自身免遭巨灾.

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He is preparing the catastrophe.

他在促成灾难.

辞典例句

Two thousand people died in the catastrophe.

有2000人死于这场灾难.

期刊摘选

They ought to fear climate catastrophe and they are running out of time to act.

他们应该害怕气候大灾难,他们采取行动的时间已经很紧了.

期刊摘选

The catastrophe of a tragedy usually brings death or ruin to the leading character.

悲剧的结局常常是主角死亡或毁灭.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

But the risk of a secondary catastrophe, of disease and starvation, remained high.

不过,缅甸再次面临疾病和饥饿等灾害的风险依然很高.

期刊摘选

Will China's economic boom be a halt by environmental catastrophe?

中国经济的增长会因环境灾难而终止 吗 ?

期刊摘选

Absent some catastrophe, the food prices should soon drop.

没有什么突变的话, 食品价格应该很快会有所下降.

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Because of the failure the catastrophe will be coming.

因为失败,大祸就要来临了.

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Have had dreams of destruction or catastrophe.

做著大破坏或大灾难的梦.

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A big earthquake is a catastrophe.

大地震(对人类)是异常的灾祸.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Her money is just about gone. and a catastrophe is imminent unless Pinkerton returns soon.

她的钱差不多全用完了, 要是平克顿不马上回来,大祸就要临头.

期刊摘选

真题例句

While alternative estimates of the damage from carbon emissions differ, and it's especially hard to reckon the likely costs of possible catastrophic climate events, most estimates suggest substantial negative effects.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

These catastrophic events caused more than 1.5 trillion dollars in economic losses.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

To prevent that event from becoming a catastrophe, first responders will join members of the public in rehearsals that involve communication, evacuation, search and rescue, and other scenarios.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

英英释义

Noun

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;

"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"

"the earthquake was a disaster"

2. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;

"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"

"his policies were a disaster"

3. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface