catastrophenoun[搭配]ADJ.absolute, big, complete, great, major, terrible, total
大灾难；灭顶之灾；恐怖的大灾难 minor
小祸national
全国性灾难 global, international, world
全球大灾难；国际大灾难；世界大灾难 ecological, economic, environmental, natural, nuclear
生态大灾难；经济大灾难；环境大灾难；自然大灾难；核灾难[搭配]VERB + CATASTROPHE cause, lead (sth) to
导致彻底的失败；引起（…出现）大灾难：These policies could lead the country to environmental catastrophe. 这些政策会给国家的环境带来大灾祸。 have
遇到大灾难：We had a few catastrophes with the food for the party. 我们在准备聚会的食物时出了一些大问题。 be faced with, be heading for, face
面临大灾难；将遇到灾难：The area is now facing economic catastrophe. 该地区现在面临经济困难。 avert, avoid, head off, prevent
预防/ 避免/ 阻止/ 防止灾变：moves to avert a national catastrophe 避免全国性灾变的举措[搭配]CATASTROPHE + VERB happen, occur, take place
灾祸发生