ca·tas·tro·phe
noun/kəˈtæstrəfi/
/kəˈtæstrəfi/
- a sudden event that causes many people to suffer
灾难；灾祸；横祸 - 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。
Extra Examples- The country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
该国濒临人道主义灾难。 - These policies could lead the country to environmental catastrophe.
这些政策可能会使国家陷入环境的灾难。 - moves to avert a national catastrophe
避免全国性灾难的举措
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- big
- complete
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- be
- cause
- lead (something) to
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- happen
- occur
- strike
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- Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe.
- an event that causes one person or a group of people to suffer, or that makes difficulties
不幸事件；困难 - 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。
Extra Examples- It wouldn't be a catastrophe if he didn't turn up.
如果他不出现，也不会造成灾难。 - The verdict of this hearing is a personal and professional catastrophe for her.
这次听证会的判决对她来说是个人和职业上的灾难。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- big
- complete
- …
- be
- cause
- lead (something) to
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- happen
- occur
- strike
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- The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘denouement’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn’, from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’).