Natural Disasters and Emergency Response Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering natural disasters, emergency response terminology, common verbs, and frequently tested collocations based on the lecture notes.

natural disaster

天災

earthquake

地震

aftershock

餘震

typhoon

颱風

hurricane

颶風

tornado

龍捲風

flood

洪水

heavy rain / torrential rain

暴雨

drought

乾旱

mudslide / landslide

土石流

landslide

山崩

tsunami

海嘯

volcanic eruption

火山爆發

wildfire / forest fire

森林大火

thunderstorm

雷暴

lightning

閃電

thunder

雷聲

strong winds

強風

blizzard

暴風雪

heat wave

熱浪

cold wave

寒流

evacuate

疏散; 撤離

evacuation area

疏散區

shelter

避難所

emergency

緊急狀況

power outage / blackout

停電

water outage

停水

rescue

救援

rescue workers

救難人員

injured people

傷者

death toll

死亡人數

damage

災情; 損害

warning

預警

weather forecast

天氣預報

shake

搖晃

collapse

倒塌

survive

倖存

prepare

準備

destroy

摧毀

flood (verb)

淹沒

hit

侵襲

emergency kit

緊急避難包

issue a warning

發布警報

suffer heavy damage

遭受嚴重損害

rescue survivors

救援倖存者

evacuate residents

撤離居民

lose electricity

斷電

restore power

恢復電力

seek shelter

尋求避難

be trapped in a building

受困於建築物內

cause widespread flooding

造成廣泛淹水

prepare for a natural disaster

為天災做準備