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/ˈkraɪsɪs/ |
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1 | an urgent , difficult , or dangerous situation 危机 |
| financial/economic/political crisis a period of economic crisis 经济危机时期 |
| defuse/resolve/solve a crisis Talks have so far failed to resolve the crisis. 谈判至今还没能解决这场危机。 |
| +in the current crisis in the farming industry 农业现存的危机 |
| in crisis We admit that the nursing profession is in crisis. 我们承认护理行业陷入了危机。 |
| 1a | a dangerous situation in someone’ s personal or professional life when something could fail 危急关头 | | He’ s the kind of person who copes well in a crisis. 他是那种在危急关头能够应付自如的人。 | | a mid-life crisis (=a time around the age of 40 when someone feels dissatisfied with their life) Perhaps your father is having some sort of mid-life crisis. 中年危机 | |
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2 | medical a time when a disease starts to get better or worse very suddenly (病情的)转折点 |
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