1. The catastrophe of a tragedy usually brings death or ruin to the leading character.
    悲剧的结局常常是主角的死亡或彻底失败。

2. Their English party turned out to be a catastrophe.
    他们的英语晚会结局糟透了。

3. The flood in Venice was a major catastrophe.
    威尼斯的洪水是一场大灾难。

1. 大灾难：>>的拍摄,2000年拍摄<大灾难>>(Catastrophe),从事电影表演前后跨度77年. 1904年4月14日生于伦敦,毕业于英国皇家戏剧艺术学院,以擅长扮演莎士比亚戏剧闻名于世. 1924年初登银幕,26岁第一次扮演哈姆雷特,创下了40岁以下英国演员扮演哈姆雷特的戏剧史纪录,

2. catastrophe的翻译

2. (灾难)：1982年,他把自己的剧本<大灾难>>(Catastrophe)献给了捷克持不同政见者、作家瓦茨拉夫.哈维尔. 有人说,他这么做只是事后心血来潮而已. 但是,事实上,这个剧本是专门为哈维尔而写的,是为了证明他和哈维尔是团结一致的. 当时哈维尔已经遭到了软禁,

1. 重大灾难;灾祸;横祸
    A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.

    e.g. From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe...
           不管从哪方面说，战争都将是场灾难。
    e.g. If the world is to avoid environmental catastrophe, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition.
           世界若要想避免环境灾难，经济发达的国家必须进行深刻变革。

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

    e.g. the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
           the earthquake was a disaster

    Synonym: calamitydisastertragedycataclysm

2. a sudden violent change in the earth''s surface

    Synonym: cataclysm

3. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

    e.g. lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
           his policies were a disaster

    Synonym: disaster