catastrophe

[kəˈtæstrəfi] [kəˈtæstrəfi]
  • 复数:catastrophes;
  • 副词:catastrophically;
  • 形容词:catastrophic;
  • 例句
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    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
    • While alternative estimates of the damage from carbon emissions differ, and it's especially hard to reckon the likely costs of possible catastrophic climate events, most estimates suggest substantial negative effects.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • These catastrophic events caused more than 1.5 trillion dollars in economic losses.
      出自-2016年6月听力原文
    • 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
    • To prevent that event from becoming a catastrophe, first responders will join members of the public in rehearsals that involve communication, evacuation, search and rescue, and other scenarios.
      2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
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    • 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。;