catastrophe
英式音标：catastrophe怎么读
美式音标：catastrophe怎么读
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近义词： misfortune,tragedy,calamity,accident,disaster
catastrophe词义
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n. 大灾难；大祸；惨败
词态变化
复数: catastrophes;副词: catastrophically;形容词: catastrophic;
中文词源
catastrophe 大灾难
cata-, 向下。-strophe, 转，词源同turn, tropical,storm.即急转而下的。
catastrophe双语例句
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- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.
- 亏得你我才大难不死.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Their English party turned out to be a catastrophe.
- 他们的英语晚会结局糟透了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. This is a catastrophe beyond human control.
- 这是一场人类无法控制的灾难.
来自《简明英汉词典》
catastrophe英文词源
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- catastrophe
- catastrophe: see apostrophe
- catastrophe (n.)
- 1530s, "reversal of what is expected" (especially a fatal turning point in a drama), from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophe "an overturning; a sudden end," from katastrephein "to overturn, turn down, trample on; to come to an end," from kata "down" (see cata-) + strephein "turn" (see strophe). Extension to "sudden disaster" is first recorded 1748.
catastrophe实用场景例句
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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。
牛津词典
- catastrophic effects/losses/results
- 灾难性的影响 / 损失 / 结果
牛津词典
- (US)a catastrophic illness (= one that costs a very large amount to treat)
- 要花费巨资治疗的疾病
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- There used to be few catastrophe risk control instruments for the insurance company to utilize.
- 在过去,保险公司对自身承保的巨灾风险的控制手段不多.
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- Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system.
- 资金的缺乏给我们学校带来了灾难性的后果.
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- The flood was a terrible catastrophe in which many people died.
- 那次洪水真是一场可怕的灾难,许多人丧生.
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- The Depression was a catastrophe: in America output fell by a third and unemployment hit 25 %.
- 那次经济大萧条是个巨大的灾难: 美国国内生产下降三分之一而且失业率达25%.
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- Insurers protect themselves against the catastrophe through reinsurance.
- 保险人通过再保险使自身免遭巨灾.
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- He is preparing the catastrophe.
- 他在促成灾难.
辞典例句
- Two thousand people died in the catastrophe.
- 有2000人死于这场灾难.
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- They ought to fear climate catastrophe and they are running out of time to act.
- 他们应该害怕气候大灾难,他们采取行动的时间已经很紧了.
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- The catastrophe of a tragedy usually brings death or ruin to the leading character.
- 悲剧的结局常常是主角死亡或毁灭.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- But the risk of a secondary catastrophe, of disease and starvation, remained high.
- 不过,缅甸再次面临疾病和饥饿等灾害的风险依然很高.
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- Will China's economic boom be a halt by environmental catastrophe?
- 中国经济的增长会因环境灾难而终止 吗 ?
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- Absent some catastrophe, the food prices should soon drop.
- 没有什么突变的话, 食品价格应该很快会有所下降.
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- Because of the failure the catastrophe will be coming.
- 因为失败,大祸就要来临了.
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- Have had dreams of destruction or catastrophe.
- 做著大破坏或大灾难的梦.
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- A big earthquake is a catastrophe.
- 大地震(对人类)是异常的灾祸.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Her money is just about gone. and a catastrophe is imminent unless Pinkerton returns soon.
- 她的钱差不多全用完了, 要是平克顿不马上回来,大祸就要临头.
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- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.
- 这是一场人类无法控制的灾难.
《简明英汉词典》
- I have listened to people talk about the catastrophe in Tangshan.
- 我曾听人们谈论到唐山的那次大灾难.
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- Once Safety critical software runs into dangerous state, it will result in serious damage even catastrophe.
- 如果嵌入式系统安全关键软件质量不好, 可能对系统的安全构成严重威胁.
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- This place often suffers from thunder catastrophe.
- 这个地方经常发生雷害.
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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.
辞典例句
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.
- 亏得你我才大难不死.
《简明英汉词典》