Wordiyocatastrophe
🇬🇧 UK/kə'tæstrəfɪ/🇺🇸 US/kә'tæstrәfi/
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Definitions
n.
A sudden, large-scale disaster or event causing great suffering and destruction
大灾难，大祸，惨败
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.natural catastrophe自然灾难
- 2.environmental catastrophe环境灾难
Example Sentences
- 1.
The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe.
- 2.
The financial crisis was a catastrophe that affected millions of people.