catastrophe是什么意思？

catastrophe

英[kəˈtæstrəfi] 美[kəˈtæstrəfi]

• n. 大灾难，惨败，悲剧的结局，地表突然而猛烈的变动，灾变；

复数：catastrophes;

副词：catastrophically;

形容词：catastrophic;

例句

• The flood was a major catastrophe. 洪水是一场大灾难。
• The pursing of lips means catastrophe. 他撅嘴的话就意味着灾难.
• It is likely that these " enlightened " nostrums would have speeded up the catastrophe. 这些 “ 开明的 ” 药方本身就可能加快灾难的到来.
• Miss Ley, indeed, was convinced that some catastrophe had occurred. 的确, 莱伊小姐深信发生了什么大变故.
• L 'é criture fut la seule chose à la hauteur de cette catastrophe d'enfant. 写作是这不幸的孩子唯一能做的事情.
• Today his usually gib tongue has brought him catastrophe. 往日的一张利嘴今天却给他惹了大祸.
• Such catastrophe was of course likely to embitter the French nation. 这灾祸自然更会加重法国的痛苦.
• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe. 亏得你我才大难不死.
• 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。
• They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats. 他们在选举中惨败，仅获得微不足道的3个席位。

同义词

• n.
  catastrophe的同义词之：大灾,大祸,大灾难
  misfortune, tragedy, calamity, accident, disaster,
• catastrophe的同义词之：其他释义
  tragedy, calamity, accident, disaster, mishap, grief, misfortune, misadventure,

同义词解析

• 以下这些名词均表示"灾难"或"不幸" 的意思
  disaster：普通用词，指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。
  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。
  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。

英语六级真题

Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.
出自-2013年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  重大灾难;灾祸;横祸
  A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  灾祸, 灾难,大祸,横祸
  The flood was a major catastrophe. 洪水是一场大灾难。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;
  "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity""the earthquake was a disaster"
  2. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;
  "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system""his policies were a disaster"
  3. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

行业词典

• 力学： 突变；
  哲学： 突变；
  数学： 突变；
  昆虫学： 灾变；災變；
  海洋科学： 灾变；
  物理学： 突变；
  生态学： 灾变；自然界发生的对生物种群产生强烈影响的不可预测事件。；