catastrophe /kә'tæstrәfi/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
- (n.) a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
Chinese translation
- n. 大灾难, 大祸
- [化] 突变
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /kә'tæstrәfi/
- Syllables
- 4
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.56 · Super Super Rare
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