crisis
noun /ˈkraɪsɪs/
/ˈkraɪsɪs/
[countable, uncountable] (plural crises
/ˈkraɪsiːz/
/ˈkraɪsiːz/
)- a time of great danger, difficulty or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
危机；危急关头 - an economic/a financial crisis
经济/金融危机 - The government is attempting to solve the debt crisis through spending cuts.
政府正试图通过削减开支来解决债务危机。 - The government is facing a political crisis.
政府正面临一场政治危机。 - a humanitarian crisis created by war and drought
战争和干旱造成的人道主义危机 - a housing/an energy crisis
住房/能源危机 - to resolve/solve/address a crisis
解决/解决/解决危机 - in crisis 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。 - The Labour Party was facing an identity crisis.
工党当时正面临着身份危机。 - an expert in crisis management
危机处理专家 - We provide help to families in crisis situations.
我们向处于困境的家庭提供帮助。 - I know which friends I can turn to in times of crisis.
我知道在危机时刻可以向哪些朋友求助。 - crisis of something 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。
Topics Difficulty and failureb2- Agriculture is facing a crisis.
农业正面临危机。 - The city's fiscal crisis has deepened.
该市的财政危机加深了。 - In times of crisis it's good to have someone you can rely on for advice.
在危机时期，有个可以依靠的人提提建议真好。 - She's no good in a crisis.
遇到危机她就无能为力。 - The company is suffering a severe crisis of confidence.
公司正遭遇严重的信任危机。 - The government is in crisis.
政府现在处于危机之中。 - The plan could save the country from a looming energy crisis.
这项计划能将该国从迫在眉睫的能源危机中解救出来。 - Three people died during the hostage crisis.
有 3 人死于人质危机。 - Union leaders are taking immediate steps to defuse the crisis.
工会领导人将立即采取措施缓解危机。 - We are just waiting for the next crisis to arise.
我们在等待下一次危机出现。 - With competition from cheap imports, the British coal industry is facing a serious crisis.
由于廉价进口的竞争，英国煤炭工业面临着严重的危机。 - a crisis over pensions
养老金危机 - an expert in crisis management
危机处理专家 - attempts to ease the town's housing crisis
缓解城镇住房危机的各种努力 - the Third World debt crisis
第三世界的债务危机 - the growing crisis in education
日渐加深的教育危机 - the worst economic crisis for fifty years
50 年来最严重的经济危机 - A succession of economic crises had limited the money available for new social policies.
一连串的经济危机限制了可用于新社会政策的资金。 - He is one of the world's leading experts in crisis management.
他是世界领先的危机管理专家之一。 - It is hoped that his resignation will end the latest political crisis in the country.
大家希望他的辞职能够结束该国最近的政治危机。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- grave
- major
- …
- be faced with
- be hit by
- experience
- …
- arise
- erupt
- hit
- …
- point
- situation
- intervention
- …
- during a/the crisis
- in (a/the) crisis
- crisis in
- …
- a crisis of confidence
- a crisis of faith
- a crisis of conscience
- …
- an economic/a financial crisis
- a time when a problem, a bad situation or an illness is at its worst point
危难时刻；病危期 - Their marriage has reached crisis point.
他们的婚姻已到了岌岌可危的地步。 - The fever has passed its crisis.
发烧已过危险期。 - The team's dismal season has reached crisis point.
该球队在赛季的表现令人沮丧，情况已到了紧急关头。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- grave
- major
- …
- be faced with
- be hit by
- experience
- …
- arise
- erupt
- hit
- …
- point
- situation
- intervention
- …
- during a/the crisis
- in (a/the) crisis
- crisis in
- …
- a crisis of confidence
- a crisis of faith
- a crisis of conscience
- …
see also critical - Their marriage has reached crisis point.
词源late Middle English (denoting the turning point of a disease): medical Latin, from Greek krisis ‘decision’, from krinein ‘decide’. The general sense ‘decisive point’ dates from the early 17th cent.