crisis
US: /ˈkɹaɪsəs/
UK: /kɹˈaɪsɪs/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
crisis /'kraisis/- danh từ, số nhiều crises
- sự khủng hoảng; cơn khủng hoảng
- political crisis: khủng hoảng chính trị
- a cabiner crisis: khủng hoảng nội các
- economic crisis: khủng hoảng kinh tế
- to come to a crisis: đến bước ngoặc, đến bước quyết định
- to pass through a crisis: qua một cơn khủng hoảng
- (y học) cơn (bệnh); sự lên cơn
- sự khủng hoảng; cơn khủng hoảng
Advanced English dictionary
1 a time of great danger, difficulty or uncertainty when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made: a political / financial crisis + the government's latest economic crisis + The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession. + The Communist Party was facing an identity crisis. + an expert in crisis management + We provide help to families in crisis situations. + In times of crisis I know which friends I can turn to. + The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters (= they did not trust it any longer).2 a time when a problem, a bad situation or an illness is at its worst point: Their marriage has reached crisis point. + The fever has passed its crisis.
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 turning-point, critical time or moment:
She has passed the crisis and will be better tomorrow.
2 disaster, emergency, calamity, catastrophe, danger:
The storm has created a crisis and the residents are being evacuated.
Collocation
ADJ.
acute, grave, major, serious, severe, terrible, worst
the worst economic crisis for fifty years
| growing, mounting | impending, looming | international, national | constitutional, economic, financial, fiscal, political | cash, debt, energy, hostage, housing, oil, refugee
the Third World debt crisis
| family, personal | identity | mid-life
VERB + CRISIS
be faced with, be hit by, face, go through, have
(informal),
suffer
With competition from cheap imports, the British coal industry is facing a serious crisis. He's having a mid-life crisis.
| cause, create, lead to, precipitate, provoke, spark off | deal with, defuse, ease, handle, overcome, resolve, respond to, solve, tackle
Union leaders are taking immediate steps to defuse the crisis. attempts to ease the town's housing crisis
| survive, weather | avert, prevent | aggravate
CRISIS + VERB
arise
waiting for the next crisis to arise
| deepen, worsen | be over
As soon as the crisis was over, she relaxed.
PREP.
during a/the ~
Three people died during the hostage crisis.
| in (a/the) ~
The government is in crisis. She's no good in a crisis.
| ~ in
the growing crisis in education
| ~ over
a crisis over pensions
CRISIS + NOUN
point
The team's dismal season has reached crisis point.
| management
an expert in crisis management
PHRASES
a crisis of confidence
The company is suffering a severe crisis of confidence.
| at/in moments/times of crisis
In times of crisis it's good to have someone you can rely on for advice.
Concise dictionary
crises'kraɪsɪsnoun
+an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
+a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
