catastrophes

英 [kəˈtæstrəfiz]

美 [kəˈtæstrəfiz]

n.  灾难; 灾祸; 横祸; 不幸事件; 困难
catastrophe的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 重大灾难;灾祸;横祸
  Acatastropheis an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• The job of insurance companies is to guard others against catastrophes, not cause them.
  保险公司的职责是保卫其他人抵御灾难，而不是带来灾难。
• It can improve future disaster management and help mitigate the effects of these catastrophes.
  它可以改善未来的灾害管理，并帮助减轻这些大灾害的影响。
• The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
  这时电话铃响了，这预示着一串意想不到的灾难要降临了。
• He called for non-proliferation measures to be taken around the global to avoid such catastrophes.
  他号召在全球采取防止核扩散的措施来避免发生类似的大灾难。
• We are just halfway through this year, but2011 has already delivered an unprecedented cascade of calamities, catastrophes, and humanitarian crises.
  今年仅仅过去一半，但2011年却已经发生了大量前所未有的灾难、灾害和人道主义危机。
• Abrupt catastrophes may come one day if mankind continues to pollute the environment.
  如果人类继续污染环境，大灾祸可能会很快降临。
• Catastrophes have a tendency to reveal who really holds authority and who knows how to exercise it responsibly.
  灾难往往能够揭露谁真正掌握着权力，以及谁知道如何负责任地行使权力。
• There are many natural catastrophes occurring in nature.
  自然界里有很多自然灾害发生。
• This would be a recipe for yet bigger catastrophes in future years.
  这将导致未来发生更严重的灾难。
• Other unexpected events, including natural catastrophes, may need emergency fiscal support.
  包括自然灾害在内的其它意外事件，可能需要紧急财政支持。