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

• 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。
• 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。
• Natural disasters are the common enemy for human kind, and only joint international efforts could overcome these catastrophes.
  自然灾害是人类共同的敌人，国际社会只有和衷共济，才能战胜灾难。
• 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。
• Two of history's worst natural catastrophes occurred in1970.
  1970年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害。
• This would be a recipe for yet bigger catastrophes in future years.
  这将导致未来发生更严重的灾难。
• Periodic local catastrophes reduce populations.
  周期性的局部地区的灾变降低了种群的数量。
• Had he lost his power of scenting out catastrophes?
  对灾难他已失去嗅觉了吗？