词组 | crisis |
释义 | crisis /ˈkraɪsəs, ˈkraɪsɪs/ noun a very bad situation, especially one that must be dealt with quicklyadjectives/nouns + crisisa major/serious/deep/severe crisis The company is in the middle of a major financial crisis.the worst/biggest crisis This is the worst crisis the industry has ever faced.an economic/political/financial etc crisis Europe was hit by an economic crisis.an energy/fuel/debt etc crisis The rising cost of oil could create another energy crisis.a worsening/deepening crisis The strikes came during a worsening economic crisis.a personal/family crisis She had to take time off work because of a family crisis.a constitutional crisis (=relating to the way a country is governed) President Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate Affair led to a constitutional crisis.a midlife crisis (=when someone is in their 40s or 50s and realises they are no longer young) Some men have a midlife crisis and start dating women half their age.a cash crisis (=a lack of money) The council is facing a cash crisis and needs to reduce its staff.verbscreate/cause a crisis The people fled the country, creating a huge refugee crisis.precipitate a crisis formal (=make a crisis start suddenly) The rising oil prices precipitated an energy crisis.face a crisis Many families are facing a debt crisis.go through/experience a crisis The company is going through a serious financial crisis.deal with/handle a crisis Many voters thought the president handled the crisis badly.tackle/resolve a crisis (=deal with it successfully) We still hope that the hostage crisis can be resolved by negotiation.avert a crisis formal (=stop it happening) More talks were proposed in an attempt to avert a crisis.defuse a crisis (=stop it developing further) Diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis have failed.a crisis is looming (=seems likely to happen soon) There is a crisis looming for the European Union.crisis + nounsa crisis situation We could end up in a crisis situation.(a) crisis point (=the point at which a problem becomes a crisis) Events were now reaching crisis point.crisis management (=dealing with crises) Most of my job consists of crisis management.crisis talks (=discussions about a crisis) The prime minister went back to London for crisis talks.prepositionsin crisis The country is in crisis. | The construction industry is an industry in crisis.during a crisis During the oil crisis, American companies began producing smaller cars.in a crisis We want a leader who can keep calm in a crisis.phrasesa time of crisis The countries provide support for each other in times of crisis.a way out of a crisis There appears to be no way out of the current financial crisis. |
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