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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。
  • The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
    这时电话铃响了,这预示着一串意想不到的灾难要降临了。
  • 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。
  • ( 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • Our loans offer hedging opportunities to protect borrowers from foreign exchange or interest rate risk and even other risks such as droughts and catastrophes.
    我们的贷款提供对冲选择,减少借款人的利率和汇率风险,甚至干旱和自然灾难等其它风险。