柯林斯詞典catastrophe /k??t?str?f?/ (catastrophes) 1. N-COUNT A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage. 災(zāi)難 From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe. 從各個方面來看，戰(zhàn)爭都會是一場災(zāi)難。 返回 catastrophe劍橋詞典a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction 大災(zāi)難；大災(zāi)禍 They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come. 他們收到警告，生態(tài)災(zāi)難即將來臨。 a bad situation 困境，不利的局面 The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country . 大量科學(xué)家移居國外對這個國家大為不利。 返回 catastrophe