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

• 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。
• 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。
• The job of insurance companies is to guard others against catastrophes, not cause them.
  保险公司的职责是保卫其他人抵御灾难，而不是带来灾难。
• ( 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。
• 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。
• There are many natural catastrophes occurring in nature.
  自然界里有很多自然灾害发生。
• 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。
• 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。
• Periodic local catastrophes reduce populations.
  周期性的局部地区的灾变降低了种群的数量。
• 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。