catastrophe
n. 灾难,横祸; 困难
A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe...
不管从哪方面说,战争都将是场灾难。
If the world is to avoid environmental catastrophe, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition.
世界若要想避免环境灾难,经济发达的国家必须进行深刻变革。
1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
2. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;
3. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune
这些名词均表示"灾难"或"不幸"之意。
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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
n. 大灾,大祸,大灾难
misfortunetragedycalamityaccidentdisaster
其他释义
tragedycalamityaccidentdisastermishapgriefmisfortunemisadventure