catastrophe
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage. 災難
From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe. 從各個方麪來看，戰爭都會是一場災難。
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catastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfɪ/ (catastrophes)
剑桥词典
- a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
大災難；大災禍
They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come. 他們收到警告，生態災難即將來臨。
a bad situation
睏境，不利的侷麪
The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country . 大量科學家移居國外對這個國家大爲不利。 返回 catastrophe