an event that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer 大灾害;灾难 an economic/humanitarian/natural catastrophe 经济灾难/人道主义灾难/自然灾害
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used about an event that causes serious difficulty for a particular person or group of people 大祸;极为麻烦的局面;悲惨的结局 It would be a catastrophe if we didn't qualify for the World Cup next year. 如果明年我们不能取得世界杯的参赛资格,那可就麻烦了。
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