Definition of catastrophe in English:

catastrophe

noun kəˈtastrəfikəˈtæstrəfi

1An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
（常突如其来的）大灾难；大灾祸
an environmental catastrophe
环境大灾难。
mass noun inaction will only bring us closer to catastrophe
Example sentencesExamples
- Had they been accepted we would have had a local environmental catastrophe and a national commercial disaster.
- The Caribbean may be in for a greater catastrophe if shelters used in the event of natural disasters are not properly constructed and located.
- This'll be the second time that we can point to impacts coinciding with major extinction events and other catastrophes.
- Before this year of disasters even began, it was heralded by a natural catastrophe as sudden and violent as anything that followed.
- This event was a total catastrophe for the colonies that were left in total isolation, forced to survive alone.
- And without a change of policy, the winter snows will soon begin to tilt this disaster into an international catastrophe.
- Most regional geomorphological catastrophes involve the sudden release of large volumes of water.
- Besides, economic catastrophes rarely occur in markets that everyone is watching and sweating over.
- This would be a cautionary tale of catastrophes narrowly averted and environmental damage now emerging.
- Today, the environmental catastrophes of history are repeated almost everywhere on the planet, on an unprecedented scale.
- Collisions and environmental catastrophes can be more easily avoided with improved coordination and guidance of ship traffic.
- It did not take long for the general to recognize the catastrophe's politically damaging consequences.
- If released into the air it could cause an environmental catastrophe similar to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear station in Ukraine in 1986.
- The last two years were the hottest in recorded history, and recent wild weather patterns suggest that this global warming will bring with it an ever expanding plague of economic and human catastrophes.
- Less than a year ago, buyers were bravely keeping the economy afloat, being valiant and refusing to be put off by scare stories about economic catastrophes.
- Khan said the disasters and catastrophes that this country has been experiencing were signs that the people need to have a change of heart.
- Four years ago, we experienced one of the biggest environmental catastrophes in our history, and nobody covered it.
- They are profiting from increasing awareness that as the landfill and disposal space becomes scarcer, environmental catastrophes of ‘poisoned land’ become more documented.
- Last week's unprecedented events could have a far more profound effect on economic psychology than other catastrophes.
- Along with many other noble agencies, they are always at the forefront of the relief effort following calamities and catastrophes at local, national and international level.
Synonyms
disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow, shock
adversity, blight, trouble, trial, tribulation, mishap, misfortune, mischance, misadventure, accident, failure, reverse, woe, affliction, distress
informal meltdown, whammy
British informal car crash
archaic bale
Scottish archaic mishanter
1. 1.1 Something very unfortunate or unsuccessful.
  the tax would be a catastrophe for the industry
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the event of a financial catastrophe, they expect to be bailed out by government deposit insurance and the Fed.
  People with GAD tend to overestimate the likelihood of harm coming from a given situation and view minor or ambiguous events as catastrophes.
  With the narrowness of the streets, the crowded estates and the thinness of residents' walls, it is hard to insulate yourself from the dramas and catastrophes of the people who live near you.
  Sophie's life, as rendered here, is a series of catastrophes nearly averted, not a string of triumphs.
  He added that seeing people come to terms with tragedy and catastrophe had played a profound role on his spiritual beliefs and influenced his faith.
  The dread of even a single potential catastrophe and its implications for all industry members outweighed any objection to a reporting system for near misses.
  I mean, it's a catastrophe for the industry that really doesn't need one more.
  Overall it is not thought that the film industry will be too severely affected by yesterday's catastrophe.
  For instance, if you habitually turn trivial events into catastrophes, or repeatedly focus selectively on the unpleasant aspects of your experiences, you are more likely to find yourself in a dark mood.
  The compartmentalization that academics have allowed themselves to fall victim to is a catastrophe.
2The denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy.
（尤指古典悲剧的）结局
Example sentencesExamples
- This is an old insight, of course - as old as the domestic catastrophes of classical Greek drama.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'denouement'): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē 'overturning, sudden turn', from kata- 'down' + strophē 'turning' (from strephein 'to turn').

Rhymes

anastrophe

Definition of catastrophe in US English:

catastrophe

nounkəˈtæstrəfikəˈtastrəfē

1An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
（常突如其来的）大灾难；大灾祸
a national economic catastrophe
leading the world to catastrophe
将世界引入劫难。
Example sentencesExamples
- It did not take long for the general to recognize the catastrophe's politically damaging consequences.
- The last two years were the hottest in recorded history, and recent wild weather patterns suggest that this global warming will bring with it an ever expanding plague of economic and human catastrophes.
- The Caribbean may be in for a greater catastrophe if shelters used in the event of natural disasters are not properly constructed and located.
- Had they been accepted we would have had a local environmental catastrophe and a national commercial disaster.
- Last week's unprecedented events could have a far more profound effect on economic psychology than other catastrophes.
- And without a change of policy, the winter snows will soon begin to tilt this disaster into an international catastrophe.
- Four years ago, we experienced one of the biggest environmental catastrophes in our history, and nobody covered it.
- Less than a year ago, buyers were bravely keeping the economy afloat, being valiant and refusing to be put off by scare stories about economic catastrophes.
- Most regional geomorphological catastrophes involve the sudden release of large volumes of water.
- Along with many other noble agencies, they are always at the forefront of the relief effort following calamities and catastrophes at local, national and international level.
- Besides, economic catastrophes rarely occur in markets that everyone is watching and sweating over.
- This'll be the second time that we can point to impacts coinciding with major extinction events and other catastrophes.
- This would be a cautionary tale of catastrophes narrowly averted and environmental damage now emerging.
- This event was a total catastrophe for the colonies that were left in total isolation, forced to survive alone.
- Khan said the disasters and catastrophes that this country has been experiencing were signs that the people need to have a change of heart.
- Collisions and environmental catastrophes can be more easily avoided with improved coordination and guidance of ship traffic.
- They are profiting from increasing awareness that as the landfill and disposal space becomes scarcer, environmental catastrophes of ‘poisoned land’ become more documented.
- Today, the environmental catastrophes of history are repeated almost everywhere on the planet, on an unprecedented scale.
- Before this year of disasters even began, it was heralded by a natural catastrophe as sudden and violent as anything that followed.
- If released into the air it could cause an environmental catastrophe similar to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear station in Ukraine in 1986.
Synonyms
disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow, shock
1. 1.1 The denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy.
  （尤指古典悲剧的）结局
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is an old insight, of course - as old as the domestic catastrophes of classical Greek drama.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘denouement’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn’, from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’).

词汇	catastrophe
释义	Definition of catastrophe in English: catastrophe noun kəˈtastrəfikəˈtæstrəfi 1An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster. （常突如其来的）大灾难；大灾祸 an environmental catastrophe 环境大灾难。 mass noun inaction will only bring us closer to catastrophe Example sentencesExamples Had they been accepted we would have had a local environmental catastrophe and a national commercial disaster. The Caribbean may be in for a greater catastrophe if shelters used in the event of natural disasters are not properly constructed and located. This'll be the second time that we can point to impacts coinciding with major extinction events and other catastrophes. Before this year of disasters even began, it was heralded by a natural catastrophe as sudden and violent as anything that followed. This event was a total catastrophe for the colonies that were left in total isolation, forced to survive alone. And without a change of policy, the winter snows will soon begin to tilt this disaster into an international catastrophe. Most regional geomorphological catastrophes involve the sudden release of large volumes of water. Besides, economic catastrophes rarely occur in markets that everyone is watching and sweating over. This would be a cautionary tale of catastrophes narrowly averted and environmental damage now emerging. Today, the environmental catastrophes of history are repeated almost everywhere on the planet, on an unprecedented scale. Collisions and environmental catastrophes can be more easily avoided with improved coordination and guidance of ship traffic. It did not take long for the general to recognize the catastrophe's politically damaging consequences. If released into the air it could cause an environmental catastrophe similar to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear station in Ukraine in 1986. The last two years were the hottest in recorded history, and recent wild weather patterns suggest that this global warming will bring with it an ever expanding plague of economic and human catastrophes. Less than a year ago, buyers were bravely keeping the economy afloat, being valiant and refusing to be put off by scare stories about economic catastrophes. Khan said the disasters and catastrophes that this country has been experiencing were signs that the people need to have a change of heart. Four years ago, we experienced one of the biggest environmental catastrophes in our history, and nobody covered it. They are profiting from increasing awareness that as the landfill and disposal space becomes scarcer, environmental catastrophes of ‘poisoned land’ become more documented. Last week's unprecedented events could have a far more profound effect on economic psychology than other catastrophes. Along with many other noble agencies, they are always at the forefront of the relief effort following calamities and catastrophes at local, national and international level. Synonyms disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow, shock adversity, blight, trouble, trial, tribulation, mishap, misfortune, mischance, misadventure, accident, failure, reverse, woe, affliction, distress informal meltdown, whammy British informal car crash archaic bale Scottish archaic mishanter 1.1 Something very unfortunate or unsuccessful. the tax would be a catastrophe for the industry Example sentencesExamples In the event of a financial catastrophe, they expect to be bailed out by government deposit insurance and the Fed. People with GAD tend to overestimate the likelihood of harm coming from a given situation and view minor or ambiguous events as catastrophes. With the narrowness of the streets, the crowded estates and the thinness of residents' walls, it is hard to insulate yourself from the dramas and catastrophes of the people who live near you. Sophie's life, as rendered here, is a series of catastrophes nearly averted, not a string of triumphs. He added that seeing people come to terms with tragedy and catastrophe had played a profound role on his spiritual beliefs and influenced his faith. The dread of even a single potential catastrophe and its implications for all industry members outweighed any objection to a reporting system for near misses. I mean, it's a catastrophe for the industry that really doesn't need one more. Overall it is not thought that the film industry will be too severely affected by yesterday's catastrophe. For instance, if you habitually turn trivial events into catastrophes, or repeatedly focus selectively on the unpleasant aspects of your experiences, you are more likely to find yourself in a dark mood. The compartmentalization that academics have allowed themselves to fall victim to is a catastrophe. 2The denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy. （尤指古典悲剧的）结局 Example sentencesExamples This is an old insight, of course - as old as the domestic catastrophes of classical Greek drama. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'denouement'): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē 'overturning, sudden turn', from kata- 'down' + strophē 'turning' (from strephein 'to turn'). Rhymes anastrophe Definition of catastrophe in US English: catastrophe nounkəˈtæstrəfikəˈtastrəfē 1An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster. （常突如其来的）大灾难；大灾祸 a national economic catastrophe leading the world to catastrophe 将世界引入劫难。 Example sentencesExamples It did not take long for the general to recognize the catastrophe's politically damaging consequences. The last two years were the hottest in recorded history, and recent wild weather patterns suggest that this global warming will bring with it an ever expanding plague of economic and human catastrophes. The Caribbean may be in for a greater catastrophe if shelters used in the event of natural disasters are not properly constructed and located. Had they been accepted we would have had a local environmental catastrophe and a national commercial disaster. Last week's unprecedented events could have a far more profound effect on economic psychology than other catastrophes. And without a change of policy, the winter snows will soon begin to tilt this disaster into an international catastrophe. Four years ago, we experienced one of the biggest environmental catastrophes in our history, and nobody covered it. Less than a year ago, buyers were bravely keeping the economy afloat, being valiant and refusing to be put off by scare stories about economic catastrophes. Most regional geomorphological catastrophes involve the sudden release of large volumes of water. Along with many other noble agencies, they are always at the forefront of the relief effort following calamities and catastrophes at local, national and international level. Besides, economic catastrophes rarely occur in markets that everyone is watching and sweating over. This'll be the second time that we can point to impacts coinciding with major extinction events and other catastrophes. This would be a cautionary tale of catastrophes narrowly averted and environmental damage now emerging. This event was a total catastrophe for the colonies that were left in total isolation, forced to survive alone. Khan said the disasters and catastrophes that this country has been experiencing were signs that the people need to have a change of heart. Collisions and environmental catastrophes can be more easily avoided with improved coordination and guidance of ship traffic. They are profiting from increasing awareness that as the landfill and disposal space becomes scarcer, environmental catastrophes of ‘poisoned land’ become more documented. Today, the environmental catastrophes of history are repeated almost everywhere on the planet, on an unprecedented scale. Before this year of disasters even began, it was heralded by a natural catastrophe as sudden and violent as anything that followed. If released into the air it could cause an environmental catastrophe similar to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear station in Ukraine in 1986. Synonyms disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow, shock 1.1 The denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy. （尤指古典悲剧的）结局 Example sentencesExamples This is an old insight, of course - as old as the domestic catastrophes of classical Greek drama. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘denouement’): from Latin catastropha, from Greek katastrophē ‘overturning, sudden turn’, from kata- ‘down’ + strophē ‘turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’).
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