crisis
crisis
(pl. crises )
(pl. crises )
- a time of intense difficulty or danger
危急时刻；紧急关头
the current economic crisis.
当今的经济危机。
[mass noun]the monarchy was in crisis.
君主政体危在旦夕。
■a time when a difficult or important decision must be made
决定性时刻；关键时刻
[as modifier]the situation has reached crisis point.
形势已发展到了关键时刻。
■the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death
病情急转（点）；危险期；危象
- 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
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