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单词 crisis
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crisisnoun

uk/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/plural crises uk/-siːz/us

B2 [ C or U ] a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering:

The country's leadership is in crisis.
an economic/financial crisis
We have a family crisis on my hands - my 16-year-old sister is pregnant.

[ C ] an extremely difficult or dangerous point in a situation:

crisis talks
A mediator has been called in to resolve the crisis.

[ C ] US also crisis point a moment during a serious illness when there is the possibility of suddenly getting either better or worse:

He's passed the crisis - the fever's started to go down.
a crisis of confidence

a sudden loss of confidence:

With inflation at 500 percent, the country faces a crisis of confidence.

More examples

  • It may yet be possible to find a peaceful solution to the crisis.
  • The country is in the midst of an economic crisis.
  • Talks were held in Madrid about the fuel crisis.
  • Falling house prices are illustrative of the crisis facing the construction industry.
  • The two groups will meet next week to try to defuse the crisis.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

  • a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
  • a cloud on the horizon idiom
  • a fate worse than death idiom
  • a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
  • a narrow squeak idiom
  • bind
  • crunch
  • curse
  • eventuality
  • fate
  • feeding frenzy
  • genie
  • going
  • have a bumpy ride idiom
  • rum
  • schtuck
  • shtook
  • stalemate
  • standoff
  • vortex

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