tsunami

noun

1. 海啸；海震
   an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake

1. （通常由地震引起的）海啸
   A tsunami is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.

1. The government encourages the growth of enterprises through tax cut in this financial tsunami.
   面对金融海啸，国家减税以扶持企业发展。
2. How many have been killed in this quake and the tsunami that followed?
   在3月11日这场大地震和随后的海啸中，到底有多少人丧生？
3. That tsunami was so strong as to destroy a number of ships berthed and buildings ashore.
   那次海啸如此之强，以致毁灭了若干停泊的船只和岸上建筑物。
4. The earthquake and tsunami in March hurt manufacturing.
   制造业在三月份发生的地震和海啸的中受到损害。
5. In 2004, he led a relief charity drive for the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
   2004年，他发起了扶持印度洋海啸风暴中幸存者的救灾慈善活动。
6. I would like to make contributions to help the earthquake& tsunami victims in Asian countries.
   我愿意捐款支持联合国儿童基金会援助亚洲地震和海啸灾民。
7. I don't understand how an earthquake and a tsunami can make a NPP lose its coolant?
   我不明白，为什么地震和海啸能够让一个核电站失去冷却剂？
8. The Japanese earthquake and tsunami last year caused reduced working and temporarily closed factories.
   去年的日本地震和海啸导致工人停工和工厂暂时关闭。
9. Did you hear the news of tsunami? Yes, I can't imagine.
   你听到海啸的新闻了吗？我听到了，简直不可想象。
10. The country is still recovering following the 2008 global financial crisis and the tsunami.
    日本仍处在从2008年全球金融危机和海啸中恢复的过程当中。
11. The world, which witnessed the destruction of the earthquake and tsunami, is also watching as Aceh rebuilds.
    世界在目睹了地震和海啸的毁灭性破坏之后，也正在注视着亚齐的重建。
12. The defences around the plant's nuclear reactors were wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami in March.
    该核电厂的核反应堆周围的护栏在三月份的地震和海啸中被摧毁。
13. Earthquake monitoring, numerical tsunami simulation, and sea-level monitoring are the major tools for monitoring and forecasting tsunamis.
    地震监测、海啸数值模拟和海平面监测是监测和预报海啸的主要工具。
14. A disaster assistance and response team is working to confront the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
    一个灾后援救和快速反应部队正致力于处理地震和海啸次生灾害。
15. The Japanese government has acknowledged that it could have reacted more quickly to last week's earthquake and tsunami.
    日本政府承认，对于上周的地震和海啸，他们原本应该做出更快的反应。
16. The first was the March earthquake and tsunami tragedy in Japan.
    第一个是今年3月日本遭遇的地震和海啸悲剧。
17. Europe is not without a tsunami warning system, and this can be enhanced with additional buoys.
    欧洲不是没有海啸预警系统，而这可以被增加的浮标所加强。
18. The entire village drowned in the tsunami.
    整个村庄都被海啸淹没了。
19. The awesome devastation caused by the tsunami made it one of history's worst disasters.
    这场海啸造成的破坏令人怵目惊心，可说是史上最严重的灾害之一。
20. The Asian tsunami hit 14 countries in Asia and Africa.
    亚洲海啸袭击了亚洲和非洲的14个国家。
21. Did they give aid to Japan during their tsunami earthquake disaster?
    日本大海啸时，中国人提供帮助了没？
22. The tsunami was not preventable, but preventing unnecessary deaths and suffering is.
    海啸是不可预防的，但我们可以预防不必要的死亡和痛苦。
23. Classrooms in37 schools have served as temporary shelters after the earthquake and tsunami.
    地震和海啸后37所学校的教室被用作临时避难所。
24. The 2004 tsunami destroyed large parts of South and Southeast Asia.
    2004年的海啸摧毁了南亚和东南亚的很大一部分地区。
25. The Bank also led the damage and needs assessment after the Pakistan earthquake and Tsunami.
    世行还在巴基斯坦地震和海啸发生之后，领导了损害和需求评估工作。
26. This has unleashed a tsunami of international liquidity.
    这引发了一场国际流动性“海啸”。
27. I had it for only sixteen months and then came the tsunami.
    我只用了16个月就发生了海啸。
28. But the tsunami also destroyed seafood, sank fishing boats and leveled processing plants.
    但是海啸也毁灭了海产品，淹没了渔船，摧毁了加工工厂。
29. The reaction of emergency authorities to the great earthquake and tsunami showed Japan at its best.
    应急部门对于大地震和海啸的反应，展现了日本最好的一面。
30. The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident have been the biggest shock to Japan since those dreadful days.
    去年的地震、海啸和核事故是那些可怕的日子之后日本遭受的最大打击。

noun

1. a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
   1. a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes