catastrophe 详细解释
catastrophe
[kə'tæstrəfi]
n.大灾难, 大祸, 彻底失败
n.[C]
1. 大灾, 大祸, 大灾难
The flood in Venice was a major catastrophe.
威尼斯的洪水是一场大灾难。
2. 大败, 惨败
3. 翻天覆地的事件
4. (悲剧或其他文学作品的)结局
The catastrophe of a tragedy usually brings death or ruin to the leading character.
悲剧的结局常常是主角的死亡或彻底失败。
词形变化
名词复数: catastases |
词义辨析
同义:
n.大灾, 大祸, 大灾难
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 catastrophe:
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
同义词：calamity, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
同义词：disaster
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
同义词：cataclysm
补充
catastrophecatastrophe英:[kəˈtæstrəfi] 美:[kəˈtæstrəfi]n.1.灾祸, 灾难The flood was a major catastrophe.洪水是一场大灾难。例句
1. For each man who loses his job unemployment is a personal catastrophe.失去工作对每个人来说都是一场灾祸。 2. If the world is to avoid environmental catastrophe, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition.世界要避免环境灾害, 各发达经济体就必须彻底转型。 3. From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.不管从哪个角度看, 战争都是一场灾难。 4. an environmental catastrophe.环境大灾难。 5. [mass noun]leading the world to catastrophe.将世界引入劫难。 6. major catastrophes such as floods and earthquakes洪水和地震之类的大灾难 7. It'll be a catastrophe if I fail the exam again.要是我这次考试再不及格，那就惨了。 8. The war had a catastrophic effect on the whole country.战争对整个国家产生灾难性的影响。 9. The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe.这次石油泄漏是一场环境灾难。 10. Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn't delivered to the refugees soon.专家们担心如果食品不能很快送到难民手中，会出现人道主义灾难。 11. a global/nuclear/economic catastrophe全球/核/经济灾难 12. an area on the brink of catastrophe濒临灾难的地区 13. The effect of the war on the economy was catastrophic.那场战争对经济的影响是灾难性的。 14. a catastrophic drought严重的旱灾 15. "The dam failed catastrophically, flooding the entire valley."大坝溃堤，洪水淹没了整个山谷。热门单词推荐
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