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catastrophe n.大灾难；大祸；彻底失败 (1) 这次地震是个可怕的灾难。(2) 他在大灾难的边缘徘徊。(3) 那场灾难将会深深地印在他们的头脑里。(4) 最近发生这一灾祸后,他们其他的问题都显得无关重要了。(5) 因为失败，大祸就要来临了。(6) 他们的英语晚会结局糟透了。 Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning "overturn." It originally referred to the disastrous finish of a drama, usually a tragedy. The definition was extended to mean "any sudden disaster" in the 1700s. Nowadays, catastrophe can be used to refer to very tragic events as well as more minor ones. A hurricane destroying hundreds of homes is certainly a catastrophe; baking a birthday cake without following a recipe might also result in catastrophe, if you don't know anything about cooking.

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英 [kə'tæstrəfi] 美 [kə'tæstrəfi] (1) The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe.(2) He is teetering on the edge of catastrophe.(3) The catastrophe would be stamped in their minds.(4) Their other problems paled into insignificance beside this latest catastrophe.(5) Because of the failure the catastrophe will be coming.(6) Their English party turned out to be a catastrophe. A catastrophe is a disaster. If a wedding reception is disrupted by a fistfight between the bride and her new mother-in-law, you could call the occasion a catastrophe. 1[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。

英语单词	catastrophe
英美音标	英 [kə'tæstrəfi] 美 [kə'tæstrəfi]
中文释义	n.大灾难；大祸；彻底失败
英语例句	(1) The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe. (2) He is teetering on the edge of catastrophe. (3) The catastrophe would be stamped in their minds. (4) Their other problems paled into insignificance beside this latest catastrophe. (5) Because of the failure the catastrophe will be coming. (6) Their English party turned out to be a catastrophe.
中文例句	(1) 这次地震是个可怕的灾难。 (2) 他在大灾难的边缘徘徊。 (3) 那场灾难将会深深地印在他们的头脑里。 (4) 最近发生这一灾祸后,他们其他的问题都显得无关重要了。 (5) 因为失败，大祸就要来临了。 (6) 他们的英语晚会结局糟透了。
vocabulary简明	A catastrophe is a disaster. If a wedding reception is disrupted by a fistfight between the bride and her new mother-in-law, you could call the occasion a catastrophe.
vocabulary扩展	Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning "overturn." It originally referred to the disastrous finish of a drama, usually a tragedy. The definition was extended to mean "any sudden disaster" in the 1700s. Nowadays, catastrophe can be used to refer to very tragic events as well as more minor ones. A hurricane destroying hundreds of homes is certainly a catastrophe; baking a birthday cake without following a recipe might also result in catastrophe, if you don't know anything about cooking.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

Catastrophe 英 Kə'Tæstrəfi] 美 Kə'Tæstrəfi N.大灾难；大祸；彻底失败 Earthquake Terrible Teetering