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

• 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。
• Natural disasters are the common enemy for human kind, and only joint international efforts could overcome these catastrophes.
  自然灾害是人类共同的敌人，国际社会只有和衷共济，才能战胜灾难。
• 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。
• Therefore, we can not rule out such catastrophes during our lifetimes.
  因此，我们不能排除这样的灾难在我们有生之年实现这一目标。
• 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。
• ( v) natural catastrophes such as earthquake, hurricane, typhoon or volcanic activity.
  自然灾害，如地震、飓风、台风、或火山活动。
• Two of history's worst natural catastrophes occurred in1970.
  1970年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害。
• Natural catastrophes remain unpredictable, in spite of huge technical and scientific advances.
  尽管科技取得了巨大的进步，自然灾害仍然是不可预测的。
• 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。
• The San Francisco earthquake was one of the worst catastrophes of the century.
  旧金山地震是世纪性的灾难之一。