catastrophe
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英 [kəˈtæstrəfi]
美 [kəˈtæstrəfi]
是什么意思
大灾难;惨败;悲剧的结局;地表突然而猛烈的变动,灾变
变形
复数:catastrophes
双语释义
n.(名词)
- [C]灾祸,灾难 a sudden, unexpected, and terrible event that causes great suffering, misfortune, or ruin
英英释义
catastrophe[ kə'tæstrəfi ]
- n.
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
同义词:calamitydisastertragedycataclysm
- a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"
同义词:disaster
- a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
同义词:cataclysm
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
学习怎么用
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~- avert a catastrophe避免一场灾难
- financial catastrophe财政困难
- natural catastrophe自然灾害
- catastrophe to everyone对每个人都是灾难
词组短语
catastrophe theory[数]突变理论
catastrophe model激变模型
catastrophe risk巨灾风险;特殊风险
同近义词辨析
disaster, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe
这组词都有“灾难”的意思,其区别是:
disaster普通用词,指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。
misfortune普通用词,多批较为严重的不幸,强调不幸多由外界因素所致。
calamity多指个人的不幸,比disaster严重,强调灾难引起的悲痛以及对于损失的感觉。
catastrophe语气最强,指可怕的灾难,强调最终的结局。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe.
这次地震是个可怕的灾难。 - He is teetering on the edge of catastrophe.
他在大灾难的边缘徘徊。 - The catastrophe would be stamped in their minds.
那场灾难将会深深地印在他们的头脑里。 - Their other problems paled into insignificance beside this latest catastrophe.
最近发生这一灾祸后,他们其他的问题都显得无关重要了。 - Because of the failure the catastrophe will be coming.
因为失败,大祸就要来临了。 - Their English party turned out to be a catastrophe.
他们的英语晚会结局糟透了。
权威例句
Catastrophe theory and its applicationCatastrophe Theory and Its ApplicationsCatastrophe theory and its applications: A critical reviewRNA virus error catastrophe: Direct molecular test by using ribavirinCompact gauge fields and the infrared catastropheCatastrophe theory and its applications (Surveys and reference works in mathematics 2 )Meiotic catastrophe and retrotransposon reactivation in male germ cells lacking Dnmt3L.Catastrophe and impoverishment in paying for health care: with applications to Vietnam 1993-1998.Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness (15th anniversary ed.).Identification of a Protein That Interacts with Tubulin Dimers and Increases the Catastrophe Rate of Microtubules