【每日一词】catastrophe -/ kə-ˈta-strə-(ˌ)fē / n. 灾难，灾祸；麻烦，困境；惨败 [ 复数 catastrophes ]
1: a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
Deforestation and erosion can lead to an ecological catastrophe.
2: utter failure : fiasco
the party was a catastrophe
3a: a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth
3b: a violent usually destructive natural event (such as a supernova)
4: the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy
Synonyms
apocalypse,calamity,cataclysm,debacle,
débâcle,disaster,tragedy
短语
Catastrophe Theory: 突变理论；突变论；变理论；灾变理论
Toba catastrophe theory: 多峇巨灾理论
catastrophe risk: 巨灾风险
disaster-catastrophe: 大灾祸；灾祸；敨
Catastrophe bonds: 巨灾债券
catastrophe model: 激变模型；突变模型；大灾难模式
Catastrophe failure: 重大事故；严重故障
catastrophe point: 突变点
catastrophe set: 突变集
Examples of catastrophe in a Sentence
The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe.
Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn't delivered to the refugees soon.
an area on the brink of catastrophe
Recent Examples on the Web
The alarm that followed fueled a last-ditch effort by Democratic leaders worried about an election catastrophe to push Biden, in public and in private, to step aside from the nomination in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris or some other Democrat from the next generation.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
Having emerged from a series of planet-wrecking catastrophes, human society and human biology have been radically reconstituted.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Netflix is planning to stream the series in 2025, with The Garden following the stories of patients brought back from the brink of catastrophe through the eyes of those administering live-saving treatment.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 July 2024
The existence of a Jewish state is considered a Nakba (catastrophe) by the Palestinian Arabs.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
双语例句
From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.
从各个方面来看，战争都会是一场灾难。
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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。
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The expulsion of thousands of people represents a humanitarian catastrophe of enormous proportions.
驱逐成千上万人意味着人道主义的巨大灾难。
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