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 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。
• 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。
• The hazards on power systems caused by catastrophic winds and earthquakes are mainly introduced.
  重点介绍了电力系统在灾害性强风和地震下所受的影响。
• 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 opportunity and responsibility to avoid catastrophic climate change is in your hands.
  避免灾难性气候变化的机会和责任就掌握在你们手中。
• Unfortunately, a large portion of us have not become aware of the catastrophic consequences of these issues.
  很可惜，我们的很多人直到现在还没有考虑到这样的问题，和它的灾难性后果。
• 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。
• The provider reported an unexpected catastrophic failure.
  提供程序报告了意外的灾难性错误。
• True, Mr Obama can claim that the US has avoided a catastrophic default.
  诚然，奥巴马可以宣称，美国避免了一场灾难性的违约。
• The results can be catastrophic.
  其结果可能是灾难性的。