Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
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重大災(zāi)難;災(zāi)禍;橫禍
A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
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From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe...不管從哪方面說，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)都將是場(chǎng)災(zāi)難。If the world is to avoid environmental catastrophe, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition.世界若要想避免環(huán)境災(zāi)難，經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)達(dá)的國(guó)家必須進(jìn)行深刻變革。