catastrophe形容词 词汇精选：catastrophe的用法和辨析

词汇精选：catastrophe的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,大灾难，大祸 [C],例句：,The flood in Venice was a major catastrophe.,威尼斯的洪水是一场大灾难。,例句：,I have listened to people talk about the catastrophe in Tangshan.,我曾听人们谈论到唐山的那次大灾难。,惨败；悲剧的结局 [U],二、词义辨析：,disaster,calamity,catastrophe,misfortune,这些名词均表示“灾难”或“不幸”之意。disaster普通用词，指大破坏、痛苦或伤亡。calamity多指个人的不幸，比disaster严重，强调灾难引起的悲痛以及对于损失的感觉。catastrophe语气最强，指可怕的灾难，强调最终的结局。misfortune普通用词，多批较为严重的不幸，强调不幸多由外界因素所致。,三、参考例句：,The catastrophe bulked large.,那场灾祸显得非常严重。,This is a catastrophe beyond human control.,这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。,The flood in Venice was a major catastrophe.,威尼斯的洪水是一场大灾难。,The severity of this catastrophe shocked Bob Geldof.,这场灾难的严重性震惊了鲍勃·戈尔多夫。,Their other problems paled into insignificance beside this latest catastrophe.,最近发生这一灾祸后，他们其他的问题都显得无关重要了。,They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.,他们在选举中惨败，仅获得微不足道的3个席位。,Sudan requires food immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.,Because of the failure, the catastrophe will be ing.,因为失败，大祸就要来临了。,Because of the failure the catastrophe will be ing.,因为失败，大祸就要来临了。,This year's harvest is ruined by the catastrophe.,今年的收成被这场灾难给毁了。