catastrophe

noun

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

e.g. the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
the earthquake was a disaster

Synonym: calamitydisastertragedycataclysm

2. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

Synonym: cataclysm

3. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

e.g. lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
his policies were a disaster

Synonym: disaster

1. 重大灾难;灾祸;横祸
A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. 大灾难：>>的拍摄,2000年拍摄<>(Catastrophe),从事电影表演前后跨度77年. 1904年4月14日生于伦敦,毕业于英国皇家戏剧艺术学院,以擅长扮演莎士比亚戏剧闻名于世. 1924年初登银幕,26岁第一次扮演哈姆雷特,创下了40岁以下英国演员扮演哈姆雷特的戏剧史纪录,

2. catastrophe的意思

2. (灾难)：1982年,他把自己的剧本<>(Catastrophe)献给了捷克持不同政见者、作家瓦茨拉夫.哈维尔. 有人说,他这么做只是事后心血来潮而已. 但是,事实上,这个剧本是专门为哈维尔而写的,是为了证明他和哈维尔是团结一致的. 当时哈维尔已经遭到了软禁,