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单词 humanitarian catastrophe
释义

humanitarian catastrophe

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanitarianandcatastrophe

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humanitarian
adjective
noun[C]
uk
/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/us
/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈter.i.ən/
(a person who is) involved in or connected with improving people's lives and ...
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catastrophe
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/us
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
a sudden event that causes very great trouble ...
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(Definition ofhumanitarianandcatastrophefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhumanitarian catastrophe

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Unfortunately, it is all too obvious that, given that winter is approaching, we are heading for ahumanitariancatastrophe, unless the situation changes soon.
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I am afraid that we have already seen ahumanitariancatastropheand wish to ensure that it does not continue.
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Given the scale of thehumanitariancatastrophein the region, it would be complacent to say that anybody's life there is satisfactory.
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Thehumanitariancatastrophethat we had hoped to avert by prompt action has indeed happened.
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Ahumanitariancatastrophecontinues to unfold there, as it has for at least the past 10 years.
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We must act now to avert ahumanitariancatastrophe.
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Our legal justification rests upon the accepted principle that force may be used in extreme circumstances to avert ahumanitariancatastrophe.
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The situation must dramatically improve if we are to avoid ahumanitariancatastrophe.
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The action being taken is an exceptional measure to halt an overwhelminghumanitariancatastrophe.
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Thehumanitariancatastropheis still with us two months or more after we had intelligence about it.
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The fact is that we have the right in international law to prevent overwhelminghumanitariancatastrophe.
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They were wrong when they forecast ahumanitariancatastrophe, which never arose.
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Our justification was that ahumanitariancatastrophewas occurring.
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It is justified as an exceptional measure to prevent an overwhelminghumanitariancatastrophe.
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He says that, unless ground troops are committed, there will be no way of averting ahumanitariancatastrophe.
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As we debate the gravesthumanitariancatastropheto befall our continent since the second world war, the number of expelled civilians continues to grow.
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In the short term that has without doubt alleviated ahumanitariancatastropheof unthinkable proportions.
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As for the third reason, thehumanitariancatastrophethat had to be prevented, we could hardly say that we were doing that this time.
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We believe that it is essential that, when ahumanitariancatastropheoccurs, whether natural or caused by man, instruments are already in place.
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We may speak of a risk ofhumanitariancatastrophe.
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impending catastrophe

collocation in English

meaningsofimpendingandcatastrophe

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impending
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/us
/ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/
used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to ...
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catastrophe
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/us
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
a sudden event that causes very great trouble ...
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(Definition ofimpendingandcatastrophefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimpending catastrophe

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There is still time to prevent theimpendingcatastrophewith a careful strategy and targeted expenditure.
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It is more general and concerns the problems faced by democratically elected governments who have to deal with theimpendingcatastrophe.
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History is full of people whose heads were in the sand, who failed to recognise animpendingcatastropheand who waited too late.
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The aid agencies warned ofimpendingcatastrophefor months, yet hardly anyone in the world was listening.
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We have moved now toimpendingcatastrophe.
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People in some areas would have had more than adequate time to seek safety if they were aware of theimpendingcatastrophe.
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It is also believed that many citizens, having survived previous hurricanes, did not anticipate theimpendingcatastropheand chose to ride out the storm.
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The flood occurred during the nighttime, so most residents were unaware of theimpendingcatastrophe.
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Theimpendingcatastropheidentified in the apodosis was to be averted by the implementation of an apotropaic ritual.
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Both songs feature detached observations of urban panic caused byimpendingcatastrophe.
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Using ten orichalcum beads at a time would enable them to control the water with the powers they gained, keeping the sea level down to prevent animpendingcatastrophe.
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These countries seek mitigation monies from the developed and the industrializing countries to help them adapt to the impending catastrophes that they see climate change will bring upon them.
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