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
- 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。 - 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。 - Catastrophes have a tendency to reveal who really holds authority and who knows how to exercise it responsibly.
灾难往往能够揭露谁真正掌握着权力,以及谁知道如何负责任地行使权力。 - 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。 - He called for non-proliferation measures to be taken around the global to avoid such catastrophes.
他号召在全球采取防止核扩散的措施来避免发生类似的大灾难。 - 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。 - The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
这时电话铃响了,这预示着一串意想不到的灾难要降临了。 - Periodic local catastrophes reduce populations.
周期性的局部地区的灾变降低了种群的数量。 - Abrupt catastrophes may come one day if mankind continues to pollute the environment.
如果人类继续污染环境,大灾祸可能会很快降临。 - Catastrophes should not stop human progress, but they should be used to make proper conclusions.
灾难不应该阻滞人类进步,而我们也需要从中学习些正确的结论。