crisis

英['kraisis]美['kraisis]

n.[C]
1. 危机；紧急关头；转折点
2. 病情，危险期
3.（戏剧、小说等情节中的）关子

复　数：crises

emergency，crisis

这两个名词都有“危急”之意
emergency多指突然发生的出乎意料的紧急情况或事故。
crisis含义广泛，可指国家存亡、历史、经刘或人的生命、疾病等面临危急关头。也可指好的或恶化的转折点。

Any insignificant trifle could turn to be the last straw bringing about a crisis on the monetary market.
一有风吹草动，金融市场就会掀起轩然大波。收藏
Coping with crisis, strong families face big challenges as other families do, yet they have the ability to overcome the inevitable problems.
应付危机时，幸福的家庭与其他家庭一样面对很大挑战，但他们有能力克服那些不可避免的问题。收藏
He felt that he was on the rink of the second decisive crisis of his conscience and of his destiny.
他觉得他接近了自己良心和命运的另一次具有决定性的时刻。收藏
It suffered its biggest drop in revenue as a result of the global economic crisis.
由于全球经济危机，它的收入遭受了历史上最大的跌幅。收藏
From the metaphor one can see why the Singapore government has succeeded in winning the people's trust amid the economic crisis.
从上述形象的比喻中，我们可以找出新加坡政府为什么能够在经济危机中获得国人信任这个问题的正确答案。收藏

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

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