crises
crises — 名詞
1. serious periods when a country, family, or organization faces severe conflict, d
危機
局勢混亂且令人受苦的時期
serious periods when a country, family, or organization faces severe conflict, disorder, or pain.
After the floods, three nearby towns faced food and water crises at once.
洪水過後，附近三個城鎮同時面臨糧食與飲水危機。
food and water crises
Repeated fuel crises forced the island's buses to stop running after dark.
一再發生的燃料危機迫使島上的公車天黑後停駛。
fuel crises
The company survived two staffing crises during the rush before New Year.
那家公司在新年前最忙的時候撐過了兩場人力危機。
Family crises kept Dahlia away from class for almost a month.
家庭危機讓 Dahlia 幾乎一整個月沒去上課。
- emergencies
more immediate and practical, often needing action right away
- disasters
stronger because serious harm or loss has already happened
- turmoil
focuses more on confusion and disorder than on the whole dangerous period
- stability
a calm, steady state without severe disorder or danger
文法句型
face crises
economic crises
family crises
用法筆記
Often used for social, political, family, or money problems that last longer than one moment. Distinguish this sense from sense 2, which focuses on the decisive point inside a situation.
常見錯誤
2. points in events when the next decision or change is especially dangerous or imp
危急關頭
情勢最危險的轉折點
points in events when the next decision or change is especially dangerous or important.
The peace talks passed through several crises before both sides signed the deal.
和平談判經歷了好幾個危急關頭後，雙方才簽下協議。
passed through several crises
At two crises during the surgery, Dr. Okafor asked for extra blood.
手術進入兩次危急關頭時，Dr. Okafor 都要求追加血液。
crises in the surgery
The climbers faced new crises each time the rope caught on sharp ice.
每當繩子勾住尖冰時，登山者就又面臨新的危急關頭。
During the merger, minor delays became major crises whenever the bank servers failed.
併購期間，只要銀行伺服器故障，小延誤都會把局面推到重大危急關頭。
- turning points
more neutral because a turning point can be good or bad
- junctures
more formal and less dramatic
- flashpoints
narrower because it often suggests sudden conflict or violence
文法句型
pass through crises
crises in talks
crises in surgery
用法筆記
Often appears with through, at, or in when describing a dangerous turning point inside a larger process. Distinguish it from sense 1, which describes the broader troubled period around those moments.
3. stages in a severe illness where the patient may suddenly improve or decline.
危象
病情可能轉好或惡化的關頭
stages in a severe illness where the patient may suddenly improve or decline.
By dawn, the nurses said the boy had passed the night's worst crises.
到了天亮，護士說那個男孩已經熬過那一晚最危險的幾次危象。
passed the night's worst crises
Doctors watched for breathing crises during the baby's first night in hospital.
醫生在嬰兒住院的第一晚密切觀察是否出現呼吸危象。
breathing crises
Several crises came before Rafael's lungs finally began to clear.
Rafael 的肺部好轉前，先出現了好幾次危象。
The chart showed two crises in the illness before the patient's temperature settled.
圖表顯示病程中有兩次危象，之後病人的體溫才穩定下來。
- critical stages
closest general medical alternative
- danger points
less technical and more general
- medical emergencies
broader because emergencies can happen outside the turning point of one illness
- recovery
a period when the patient is clearly getting better
文法句型
breathing crises
crises in the illness
pass the worst crises
用法筆記
Used in hospital or medical discussion about moments when an illness may suddenly turn either way. Unlike sense 2, this sense is specific to the progress of a disease.
4. sudden periods when people stop trusting a person, system, market, or plan.
信心危機
突然對人或制度失去信任
sudden periods when people stop trusting a person, system, market, or plan.
A string of banking scandals caused investor crises of confidence across the region.
一連串銀行醜聞在整個地區引發了投資人的信心危機。
crises of confidence
Late deliveries created crises of confidence among customers in the online store.
延遲出貨讓這家網路商店的顧客出現信心危機。
After the leak, repeated crises of confidence shook the prime minister's office.
洩密事件後，一再出現的信心危機動搖了首相辦公室。
Poor exam security can lead to public crises of confidence in the system.
考試安全做得不好，可能讓大眾對整個制度出現信心危機。
- trust collapses
stresses the result more than the unstable period itself
- panics
stronger and more emotional, especially in markets
- backlashes
focuses on angry reaction, not specifically on lost trust
- confidence
steady trust in a person, system, or plan
文法句型
crises of confidence
cause crises of confidence
public crises of confidence
用法筆記
Most often appears in the fixed pattern crisis of confidence or crises of confidence. It is usually about trust in leaders, institutions, markets, or other systems rather than personal sadness.