catastrophe
n. 災難,橫禍; 困難
A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe...
不管從哪方面說,戰爭都將是場災難。
If the world is to avoid environmental catastrophe, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition.
世界若要想避免環境災難,經濟發達的國家必須進行深刻變革。
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
這些名詞均表示"災難"或"不幸"之意。
Every one feels that a disaster is imminent, as if a catastrophe is about to come.
誰都感到大事不好, 似乎有什麼極大的災難即將來臨.
There used to be few catastrophe risk control instruments for the insurance company to utilize.
在過去,保險公司對自身承保的巨災風險的控制手段不多.
Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system.
資金的缺乏給我們學校帶來了災難性的後果.
The flood was a terrible catastrophe in which many people died.
那次洪水真是一場可怕的災難,許多人喪生.
The Depression was a catastrophe: in America output fell by a third and unemployment hit 25 %.
那次經濟大蕭條是個巨大的災難: 美國國內生產下降三分之一而且失業率達25%.
n. 大災,大禍,大災難
misfortunetragedycalamityaccidentdisaster
其他釋義
tragedycalamityaccidentdisastermishapgriefmisfortunemisadventure