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

• 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。
• It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, and age that kill us; it's the way people look and laugh, and run up the steps of omnibuses.
  不是灾难，谋杀，死亡，疾病和年龄是人们不能存活；而是人们看你，笑你，和走上汽车的方式是我们无法存活。
• Such wilful blindness makes me worry what catastrophes we are now cultivating for the years ahead.
  这种视而不见的行为让我担心，今后我们将孕育出什么样的灾难。
• 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。
• There are many natural catastrophes occurring in nature.
  自然界里有很多自然灾害发生。
• 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。
• 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。
• It can improve future disaster management and help mitigate the effects of these catastrophes.
  它可以改善未来的灾害管理，并帮助减轻这些大灾害的影响。
• And preparing for potential catastrophes is part the new normal.
  因此，为潜在的大灾难做好准备，正是这种“新常态”的一部分。
• Periodic local catastrophes reduce populations.
  周期性的局部地区的灾变降低了种群的数量。