英汉词典

1. 危机;危急关头
    A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.

crisis

    e.g. Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the continent's economic crisis...
           很显然，自然灾害也是造成该大陆经济危机的原因之一。
    e.g. The Italian political system has been judged to be in terminal crisis for decades.
           人们认为意大利的政治体系几十年来一直存在着严重危机。