| 单词 | catastrophe |
| 释义 | ca·tas·tropheBrE /kəˈtæstrəfi/ NAmE /kəˈtæstrəfi/ noun a sudden event that causes many people to suffer 灾难；灾祸；横祸SYN disaster◆ 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。an event that causes one person or a group of people personal suffering , or that makes difficulties 不幸事件；困难◆ The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm . 扩展业务的尝试使这家公司陷入困境。◆ We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party . 我们为聚会准备食物时遇到了一些困难。▸ cata·stroph·icBrE /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/ NAmE /ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk/ adjective SYN disastrous◆ catastrophic effects /losses /results 灾难性的影响/损失/结果◆ (US ) a catastrophic illness (= one that costs a very large amount to treat )要花费巨资治疗的疾病▸ cata·stroph·ic·al·lyBrE /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪkli/ NAmE /ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪkli/ adverb |
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