crisis

英 [ˈkraɪsɪs]

美 [ˈkraɪsɪs]

n.  危机; 危急关头; 危难时刻; 病危期

复数：crises　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1467 / COCA.1206

同义词辨析

crisisemergency【导航词义：危急事件】

牛津词典

noun

• 危机；危急关头
  a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
  1. a political/financial crisis
     政治 / 金融危机
  2. the government's latest economic crisis
     政府最近的经济危机
  3. The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
     这家公司虽然仍处于危机之中，但已经挺过了经济衰退最严重的日子。
  4. The ruling party was facing an identity crisis .
     执政党当时正面临着自身认同的危机。
  5. an expert in crisis management
     危机处理专家
  6. We provide help to families in crisis situations.
     我们对处于困境的家庭提供帮助。
  7. In times of crisis I know which friends I can turn to.
     在危难关头我知道能投靠哪些朋友。
  8. The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters (= they did not trust it any longer) .
     当时这个政党在其支持者中正遭受信任危机。
• 危难时刻；病危期
  a time when a problem, a bad situation or an illness is at its worst point
  1. Their marriage has reached crisis point.
     他们的婚姻已到了危机的地步。
  2. The fever has passed its crisis.
     发烧已过危险期。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 危机;危急关头
  Acrisisis a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
  1. Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the continent's economic crisis...
     很显然，自然灾害也是造成该大陆经济危机的原因之一。
  2. The Italian political system has been judged to be in terminal crisis for decades.
     人们认为意大利的政治体系几十年来一直存在着严重危机。
  3. ...children's illnesses or other family crises...
     孩子生病或其他家庭危机
  4. He's having a mid-life crisis.
     他正经历中年危机。
  5. ...someone to turn to in moments of crisis.
     危急时刻可以求助的人

英英释义

noun

• a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
  1. after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better
• an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  1. they went bankrupt during the economic crisis

双语例句

• Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis
  银行家们害怕会发生一场全球银行业危机。
• He praised her leadership during the crisis
  他赞扬她在危机中领导有方。
• What began as a postwar fetish for sunbathing is rapidly developing into a world health crisis.
  开始是战后对日光浴的极度迷恋，而后迅速发展成世界性的健康危机。
• That is in stark contrast to the situation during the 1970 oil crisis.
  那和1970年石油危机时的情形完全不同。
• The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis
  战争加剧了原本已很严重的经济危机。
• The budget crisis also spotlighted a weakening American economy.
  预算危机也突显了正在衰退的美国经济。
• The country's leadership had underestimated the depth of the crisis.
  该国领导人低估了这场危机的严重性。
• The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
  该市的问题是正在全国蔓延的危机的征兆显现。
• If this is not stopped, the financial crisis will deepen
  如果不对其加以阻止，财政危机将会加剧。
• The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis
  国际社会对这次危机反应迟缓。