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

• There are many natural catastrophes occurring in nature.
  自然界里有很多自然灾害发生。
• ( 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。
• Other places in the world are equally in danger, but the United States is poised for special catastrophes.
  世界的其他地方也是同样的处于危险中，但美国将处于特别的灾难中。
• Had he lost his power of scenting out catastrophes?
  对灾难他已失去嗅觉了吗？
• Otherwise, what they did would offend the diving dragon and catastrophes would be inevitable.
  否则为他们的所作所为会得罪潜水龙和灾难将不可避免。
• Periodic local catastrophes reduce populations.
  周期性的局部地区的灾变降低了种群的数量。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。