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

• Alongside these catastrophes are many smaller disasters.
  伴随着这些重大灾难的，还有许多规模小一些的灾难。
• Plant diseases, drought, desolation, despair were recurrent catastrophes during the ages.
  植物的病害、于旱、荒芜和绝望是那个时代常发生的灾难。
• There are many natural catastrophes occurring in nature.
  自然界里有很多自然灾害发生。
• 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。
• Periodic local catastrophes reduce populations.
  周期性的局部地区的灾变降低了种群的数量。
• 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。
• But we managed to preserve all this through the catastrophes.
  但我们成功地在灾难中保全了这一切。
• Catastrophes should not stop human progress, but they should be used to make proper conclusions.
  灾难不应该阻滞人类进步，而我们也需要从中学习些正确的结论。
• 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。
• Out of which maladroit delay sprang anxieties, disappointments, shocks, catastrophes, and passing-strange destinies.
  也就在这种糊里糊涂等待的笨拙延宕中，生出了种种焦虑、失望、恐惧、灾难，以及种种短暂的离奇的命运。