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.- 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。 - 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。
- From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe...
双语例句
- They can feel death, earthquakes and other catastrophes in advance.
它们能够提前感知死亡、地震和一些其他的大灾难。 - 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。 - 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。 - Other places in the world are equally in danger, but the United States is poised for special catastrophes.
世界的其他地方也是同样的处于危险中,但美国将处于特别的灾难中。 - 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。 - We are just halfway through this year, but2011 has already delivered an unprecedented cascade of calamities, catastrophes, and humanitarian crises.
今年仅仅过去一半,但2011年却已经发生了大量前所未有的灾难、灾害和人道主义危机。 - 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。 - Had he lost his power of scenting out catastrophes?
对灾难他已失去嗅觉了吗? - 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。 - He called for non-proliferation measures to be taken around the global to avoid such catastrophes.
他号召在全球采取防止核扩散的措施来避免发生类似的大灾难。