catastrophic

英 [ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk]

美 [ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk]

adj.  灾难性的; 引起灾害的; 糟糕的; 不成功的

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.9726 / COCA.7567

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 灾难性的;引起重大灾难的
  Something that iscatastrophicinvolves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
  1. A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage...
     地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区，导致灾难性的破坏。
  2. The water shortage in this country is potentially catastrophic...
     这个国家的水资源匮乏可能会带来灾难性的后果。
  3. The minister warned that if war broke out, it would be catastrophic for the whole world.
     这位部长警告说，万一爆发战争，那对全世界都将是场灾难。
• ADJ-GRADED 糟糕的;不成功的
  If you describe something ascatastrophic, you mean that it is very bad or unsuccessful.
  1. ...another catastrophic attempt to arrest control from a rival Christian militia...
     为从敌对的基督教民兵组织手中夺得控制权而遭遇的再次惨败
  2. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
     他妈妈的过早离世对他具有灾难性的影响。

英英释义

adj

• extremely harmful
  1. a catastrophic depression
  2. catastrophic illness
  3. a ruinous course of action
  Synonym:ruinous

双语例句

• A fire at this time of the year would be catastrophic.
  一年中这个时候发生火灾将是具有灾难性的。
• In most cases these steps should lead to corrective action long before a catastrophic error has occurred.
  在大多数案件中，在致命错误出现的很早之前，这些控制步骤就应该进行矫正性的行动了。
• The report proposes multiple strategies to prevent the potentially catastrophic consequences of climate change at a reasonable cost.
  这份IPCC-4第三工作组报告提出了多种策略，用合理的费用防止气候变化带来的可能的灾难后果。它的出台经历了来自120多个国家的400多名科学家的讨论。
• All this is happening in an economic situation that is bad but not yet catastrophic.
  所有这些都发生在经济状况不佳，但还没有达到灾难地步的情况下。
• The only option would be a catastrophic default.
  届时唯一的选择将是灾难性的违约。
• The job losses may not seem catastrophic when spread over a period.
  就业机会的丧失如果从一段时期来看，可能就并不显得灾难性了。
• Two things are needed if Greece is to avoid catastrophic economic and social collapse.
  要想让希腊避免灾难性的经济和社会崩溃，需要满足两个条件。
• That mission resulted in a catastrophic attack.
  那次任务最终导致了敌人对我们灾难式的还击。
• On this issue, the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
  在这个问题上，不采取行动将会带来灾难性的后果。
• Global warming per se is not really the problem; the catastrophic climate changes which might be caused by it are.
  全球变暖本身并不是真正的问题；可能由它引发的灾害性天气变化才是问题所在。