ADJECTIVE | VERB + CATASTROPHE | CATASTROPHE + VERBADJECTIVE➤absolute, big, complete, great, major, terrible, total大災難;滅頂之災;可怕的大災難▸➤minor小禍▸➤national全國性災難▸➤global, international, world全球/國際/世界大災難▸➤ecological, economic, environmental, financial, human, humanitarian, natural, nuclear生態災難;經濟困難;環境災難;金融災難;人類的災難;人道主義災難;自然災難;核災難◇The country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.該國瀕臨人道主義災難。➤imminent, impending, potential迫在眉睫的/即將發生的/潛在的災難VERB + CATASTROPHE➤be是災難▸➤cause, lead (sth) to導致災難;引起(⋯出現)大災難◇These policies could lead us to environmental catastrophe.這些政策會給我們的環境帶來大災禍。➤have遇到麻煩◇We had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.我們在準備聚會的食物時遇到一些麻煩。➤be faced with, be heading for, face面臨大災難;將遇到災難◇The area is now facing economic catastrophe.該地區現在面臨經濟困難。➤avert, avoid, head off, prevent避免災難;阻止災難;防止災難◇moves to avert a national catastrophe避免全國性災難的舉措CATASTROPHE + VERB➤happen, occur, strike, take place災禍發生