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(gè)方麪來(lái)看，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)都會(huì)是一場(chǎng)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(lái)臨。 a bad situation 睏境，不利的侷麪 The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country . 大量科學(xué)家移居國(guó)外對(duì)這個(gè)國(guó)家大爲(wèi)不利。 返回 catastrophe