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"catastrophe" in Chinese (Traditional)

災難大禍

Definition

災難是指突然發生,造成大量損失或痛苦的重大事件,通常規模很大,例如自然災害、事故或嚴重故障。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

一般用於正式或嚴肅場合,描述非常嚴重的事件(不是小問題)。常與「自然」「經濟」「環境」等詞連用,如「自然災難」。和「災難」相似,但感覺更嚴峻或文學性。

Examples

The earthquake was a catastrophe for the city.

地震對這座城市來說是一場**災難**。

Losing all the data would be a catastrophe for the company.

丟失所有資料對公司來說是一場**災難**。

The oil spill turned into a major environmental catastrophe.

漏油變成了一場重大的環境**災難**。

Everyone panicked, thinking the storm would be a real catastrophe.

大家都慌了,以為那場暴風雨會是一場真正的**災難**。

If the project fails now, it’ll be a financial catastrophe for us.

如果項目現在失敗了,對我們來說會是一場財務上的**災難**。

What happened at the factory was a total catastrophe—everything stopped working.

工廠裡發生的事是一場徹底的**災難**——一切都停了下來。