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
- 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。 - Alongside these catastrophes are many smaller disasters.
伴随着这些重大灾难的,还有许多规模小一些的灾难。 - Out of which maladroit delay sprang anxieties, disappointments, shocks, catastrophes, and passing-strange destinies.
也就在这种糊里糊涂等待的笨拙延宕中,生出了种种焦虑、失望、恐惧、灾难,以及种种短暂的离奇的命运。 - It can improve future disaster management and help mitigate the effects of these catastrophes.
它可以改善未来的灾害管理,并帮助减轻这些大灾害的影响。 - The job of insurance companies is to guard others against catastrophes, not cause them.
保险公司的职责是保卫其他人抵御灾难,而不是带来灾难。 - 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。 - 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。 - But we managed to preserve all this through the catastrophes.
但我们成功地在灾难中保全了这一切。 - 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。 - 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。
