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catastrophe noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + CATASTROPHE | CATASTROPHE + VERB ADJECTIVEabsolute, big, complete, great, major, terrible, total 大灾难；灭顶之灾；可怕的大灾难minor 小祸national 全国性灾难global, international, world 全球／国际／世界大灾难ecological, economic, environmental, financial, human, humanitarian, natural, nuclear 生态灾难；经济困难；环境灾难；金融灾难；人类的灾难；人道主义灾难；自然灾难；核灾难◆The country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.该国濒临人道主义灾难。imminent, impending, potential 迫在眉睫的／即将发生的／潜在的灾难VERB + CATASTROPHEbe 是灾难cause, lead (sth) to 导致灾难；引起（⋯出现）大灾难◆These policies could lead us to environmental catastrophe.这些政策会给我们的环境带来大灾祸。have 遇到麻烦◆We had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.我们在准备聚会的食物时遇到一些麻烦。be faced with, be heading for, face 面临大灾难；将遇到灾难◆The area is now facing economic catastrophe.该地区现在面临经济困难。avert, avoid, head off, prevent 避免灾难；阻止灾难；防止灾难◆moves to avert a national catastrophe避免全国性灾难的举措CATASTROPHE + VERBhappen, occur, strike, take place 灾祸发生 |