catastrophe
- n.灾难;灾祸;困难;横祸;不幸事件
复数： catastrophes 派生词： catastrophic adj.;catastrophically adv.
cata- 向下,相反,离开 + -strophe 扭转,弯曲
catastrophenoun
灾难；灾祸；横祸
a sudden event that causes many people to suffer
Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe.
提前发出的洪水水位上涨警报防止了又一次的重大灾害。
不幸事件；困难
an event that causes one person or a group of people personal suffering, or that makes difficulties
The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.
扩展业务的尝试使这家公司陷入困境。
We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.
我们为聚会准备食物时遇到了一些困难。
catastrophic effects/losses/results
灾难性的影响 / 损失 / 结果
a catastrophic illness (= one that costs a very large amount to treat)
要花费巨资治疗的疾病
noun
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- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
- the earthquake was a disaster
- Synonym: calamity disaster tragedy cataclysm
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- a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
- Synonym: cataclysm
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- a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
- lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
- his policies were a disaster
- Synonym: disaster
数据来源：WordNet
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The expulsion of thousands of people represents a humanitarian catastrophe of enormous proportions .
驱逐成千上万人意味着人道主义的巨大灾难。
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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。
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Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe .
提前发出的洪水水位上涨警报防止了又一次的重大灾害。
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The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm .
扩展业务的尝试使这家公司陷入困境。
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We 've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party .
我们为聚会准备食物时遇到了一些困难。
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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。
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They suffered an electoral catastrophe , winning a paltry 3 seats .
他们在选举中惨败，仅获得微不足道的3个席位。
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Until he saw the trapped wagons and animals , he did not realize the full extent of the catastrophe .
直到他看见受困的马车和动物，才意识到灾难的严重性。
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We live in the shadow of the apocalypse , of a catastrophe that will mean the end of the world itself .
我们生活在意味着世界末日将要到来的灾难的阴影当中。
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The natural catastrophe dealt a heavy blow to this country 's economy .
这场自然灾害给该国经济带来了严重的打击。
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The forest fire was a catastrophe .
那场森林火灾是个大灾难。
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Food is required immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe .
急需食物以避免一场人道主义灾难。
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If the project is cancelled , it will be a catastrophe for all of the companies concerned .
如果该项目取消，对所有相关公司将是个灾难。
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Every one feels that a disaster is imminent , as if a catastrophe is about to come .
谁都感到大事不好，似乎有什么极大的灾难即将来临。
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A catastrophe is brewing .
一场灾祸正在酿成。
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The flood was a major catastrophe , causing heavy loss of life .
洪水是一场大灾难，夺去了许多人的生命。
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Catastrophe theory provides a coherent framework for modelling the complex dynamics of systems .
突变理论为建立系统的复杂动力学模型提供了一个清晰的框架。
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The president was alarmed by the drift toward catastrophe in europe .
总统对欧洲动荡的时局甚为担忧。
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Miss ley , indeed , was convinced that some catastrophe had occurred .
的确，莱伊小姐深信发生了什么大变故。
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This is a catastrophe beyond human control .
这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
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Two of history 's worst natural catastrophes occurred in 1970 . 1970
年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害
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Major Major floundered bewilderedly from one embarrassing catastrophe to another .
梅杰少校当上中队长后稀里糊涂地碰上了一件又一件尴尬倒楣的事。
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I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe .
亏得你我才大难不死。
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It is likely that these \\ " enlightened \\ " nostrums would have speeded up the catastrophe .
这些“开明的”药方本身就可能加快灾难的到来
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The high insurance penetration rate in this area could make the blasts one of the most costly catastrophe claims for the Chinese insurance sector in the past few years , the report said .
报告指出，较高的保险渗透率可能使天津港爆炸事故成为中国近几年索赔金额最高的灾难之一。
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Chapter three , an analysis of catastrophe insurance in China .
第三章我国巨灾保险分析。
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Study on Stability of Forest Growing Stock by Catastrophe Theory Model
用突变模型研究森林蓄积的稳定性
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Catastrophe model stability evaluation of slope based on observed data
基于实测资料的边坡稳定性评价突变模型
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Safety evaluation model of dam based on catastrophe theory
大坝突变理论安全评价模型
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Systematic analysis of the reasons of private catastrophe market failure .
本文的主要创新之处如下：1.系统分析私人巨灾市场失灵的原因。
指因有人死亡而令人震惊的不幸事件。
Mother's sudden death was a tragedy to the family.
母亲的突然去世对全家是一个极大的不幸。
The tragedy he mentioned took place in March.
他提到的那一悲惨事件发生在3月。
The tragedy occurred during the earthquake when four people of the same family were killed.
地震中悲剧发生了，一家人中有四个丧命。
指困难重重或不走运的境况。
The others were greatly inspired by his courage in the face of adversity.
他面对逆境的勇气极大地鼓舞了其他人。
He is always ready to deal with adversity.
他时刻准备着去应对逆境。
指意外发生的、造成重大损失的灾祸，语气强于 disaster，侧重于悲痛的心情；有时也指个人的不幸， 多为幽默用语。
It will be a calamity for farmers if it keeps raining.
如果雨一直下个不停，将会给农民带来灾难。
The flood brought calamities to the local people.
洪水给当地民众带来了巨大灾难。
The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of her life.
事实证明这桩婚姻是她一生中最大的不幸。
It will be a calamity if I fail my English exam.
这次英语考试我要是通不过就惨了。
语气最强，指造成破坏、死亡的可怕灾难，强调最终的结局；也可指极为麻烦的局面或悲惨的结局。
Food is required immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
急需食物以避免一场人道主义灾难。
The forest fire was a catastrophe.
那场森林火灾是个大灾难。
The natural catastrophe dealt a heavy blow to this country's economy.
这场自然灾害给该国经济带来了严重的打击。
If the project is cancelled, it will be a catastrophe for all of the companies concerned.
如果该项目取消，对所有相关公司将是个灾难。
普通用词，通常指各类人为或自然的灾祸，如核泄漏、洪水、暴风雪等。
The plane flew through the clouds in time and a disaster was narrowly averted.
飞机及时地飞过了云层，侥幸避免了一场灾难。
The oil spill was a disaster for sea animals.
那次石油泄漏对海洋动物是一场灾难。
The conference turned out to be a complete disaster.
大会最终搞得一团糟。
They overcame the natural disaster and even had a bumper harvest.
他们战胜了自然灾害，甚至还获得了大丰收。
多指较为严重的不幸，强调多由厄运或外界因素所致。
The climbers had the misfortune of running into a snowslide, but no one got hurt.
登山队员不幸遇到雪崩，但没有人受伤。
She is distressed by misfortune.
厄运使她忧伤。
We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm.
我们不幸遭遇了猛烈的暴风雨。
Misfortune befell me when I was still young.
我年纪还很小的时候就遭到了不幸。