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单词 natural disaster
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natural disaster
noun[C]
uk
/ˌnætʃ.ər.əl dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/ˌnætʃ.ɚ.əl dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
anaturaleventsuch as aflood,earthquake, ortsunamithatkillsorinjuresa lot ofpeople:
天灾，自然灾害
Europe's 2003heatwaveclaimedmore than 30,000lives, making it the continent'slargestnaturaldisasterin 50years.欧洲2003年的热浪夺去了3万多人的生命，这是欧洲大陆50年来最大的自然灾害。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accidents and disasters
  • accident
  • accidental
  • accidentally
  • accidentally on purposeidiom
  • an accident waiting to happenidiom
  • calamity
  • cataclysm
  • cataclysmic
  • cataclysmically
  • catastrophe
  • disaster area
  • disastrous
  • disastrously
  • dumpster fire
  • emergency
  • mishap
  • non-emergency
  • perfect storm
  • post-accident
  • snafu
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(Definition ofnatural disasterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnatural disaster

natural disaster
Thenaturaldisasterleft a huge number of people homeless.
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For example, a total property damage after anaturaldisasterin a number of different locations characterizes collectively the areas affected.
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However, threats to personal safety, health, or life come in many different forms, for example, when anaturaldisasterstrikes or during armed conflicts.
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A related, theoretically-savvy literature which is too often overlooked by historians ofnaturaldisasterinvolves the history of technological accidents.
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In this primordial state of chaos, human beings are wild beasts threatened by violence andnaturaldisaster.
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This time, however, the background was not crime, but anaturaldisaster.
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The aetiology of post-traumatic stress disorders following anaturaldisaster.
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As a major urban catastrophe that originated with anaturaldisaster, the 1923 earthquake is not alone in its relative neglect by scholars.
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The eruption was an important illustration of the impact of anaturaldisasteron a major developed country.
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However, the prospect of helping police create genetic databases is different from the scenario ofnaturaldisaster.
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Psychological symptoms in older adults followingnaturaldisaster: nature, timing, duration and course.
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A longitudinal study of the psychological morbidity in children due to anaturaldisaster.
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Life events and psychiatric disorder : the role of anaturaldisaster.
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Finally, the constant threat ofnaturaldisaster, in the forms of earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons, has led to a traditional acceptance of buildings as merely temporar y structures.
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For instance, a particular country, because of, say, anaturaldisaster, might have fewer resources to develop excess capacity, even though there may well be a global excess capacity situation.
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