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Catastrophe Event Kəˈtæstrəfi Syn Noun People Ca·Tas·Trophe Suffering

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catastrophe

[kəˈtæstrəfi]

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catastrophes[445]
大灾难(74%),大祸(24%),彻底失败(2%)
n.大灾难;大祸;惨败
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/kətæ̱strəfi/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]重大灾难;灾祸;横祸 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。


Oxford
ca·tas·trophe / kəˈtæstrəfi ; NAmE kəˈtæstrəfi / noun 1 a sudden event that causes many people to suffer 灾难;灾祸;横祸 SYN
disaster
Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe. 提前发出的洪水水位上涨警报防止了又一次的重大灾害。
2 an event that causes one person or a group of people personal suffering, or that makes difficulties 不幸事件;困难 The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm. 扩展业务的尝试使这家公司陷入困境。 We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party. 我们为聚会准备食物时遇到了一些困难。 cata·stroph·ic / ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk ; NAmE ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk / SYN
disastrous
adjective catastrophic effects/losses/results 灾难性的影响╱损失╱结果 ( US) a catastrophic illness (= one that costs a very large amount to treat) 要花费巨资治疗的疾病
cata·stroph·ic·al·ly / ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪkli ; NAmE ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪkli / adverb catastrophe catastrophes
ca·tas·trophe / kəˈtæstrəfi ; NAmE kəˈtæstrəfi / cata·stroph·ic / ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk ; NAmE ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk / cata·stroph·ic·al·ly / ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪkli ; NAmE ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪkli /
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catastropheca‧tas‧tro‧phe /kəˈtæstrəfi/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death SYN  disasterenvironmental/nuclear/economic etc catastrophe The Black Sea is facing ecological catastrophe as a result of pollution.prevent/avert a catastrophe Sudan requires food immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.2[countable] an event which is very bad for the people involved SYN  disastercatastrophe for If the contract is cancelled, it’ll be a catastrophe for everyone concerned.

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