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catastrophic adj.灾难的；灾难性的 (1) 换上严重疾病很可能会是一场经济灾难。(2) 灾难性的车祸使我失去知觉，情况危急。(3) 会谈的失败可能会导致灾难性的后果。(4) 在这个问题上，不采取行动将会带来灾难性的后果。 This is a strong word for terrible, harmful, devastating things. Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis are catastrophic weather events. A depression is catastrophic for the economy. In sports, if the star player is injured, that's catastrophic for the team. If a parent dies, that's catastrophic for a family. Scientists worry that climate change will have a catastrophic effect on the planet. Catastrophic events are severe and horrific. Stubbing your toe isn’t catastrophic: losing your leg in an accident is.

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英 [ˌkætə'strɒfɪk] 美 [ˌkætə'strɒfɪk] (1) The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic.(2) My catastrophic car accident had left me unconscious and in critical condition.(3) The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences.(4) On this issue, the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic. Something catastrophic is very harmful. When the stock market crashes it’s a catastrophic event for investors. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]灾难性的；引起重大灾难的 Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster. 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 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。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。catastrophicallyThe faulty left-hand engine failed catastrophically as the aircraft approached the airport.飞机快到机场时，本来有故障的左引擎突然熄火，引发了灾难。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]糟糕的；不成功的 If you describe something as catastrophic, you mean that it is very bad or unsuccessful. ...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。catastrophicallyBy the time we had to sell, prices had fallen catastrophically.等到我们不得不出手的时候，价格已经崩盘了。

英语单词	catastrophic
英美音标	英 [ˌkætə'strɒfɪk] 美 [ˌkætə'strɒfɪk]
中文释义	adj.灾难的；灾难性的
英语例句	(1) The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic. (2) My catastrophic car accident had left me unconscious and in critical condition. (3) The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences. (4) On this issue, the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
中文例句	(1) 换上严重疾病很可能会是一场经济灾难。 (2) 灾难性的车祸使我失去知觉，情况危急。 (3) 会谈的失败可能会导致灾难性的后果。 (4) 在这个问题上，不采取行动将会带来灾难性的后果。
vocabulary简明	Something catastrophic is very harmful. When the stock market crashes it’s a catastrophic event for investors.
vocabulary扩展	This is a strong word for terrible, harmful, devastating things. Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis are catastrophic weather events. A depression is catastrophic for the economy. In sports, if the star player is injured, that's catastrophic for the team. If a parent dies, that's catastrophic for a family. Scientists worry that climate change will have a catastrophic effect on the planet. Catastrophic events are severe and horrific. Stubbing your toe isn’t catastrophic: losing your leg in an accident is.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]灾难性的；引起重大灾难的 Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster. 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 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。 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。 catastrophically The faulty left-hand engine failed catastrophically as the aircraft approached the airport. 飞机快到机场时，本来有故障的左引擎突然熄火，引发了灾难。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]糟糕的；不成功的 If you describe something as catastrophic, you mean that it is very bad or unsuccessful. ...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 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。 catastrophically By the time we had to sell, prices had fallen catastrophically. 等到我们不得不出手的时候，价格已经崩盘了。

Catastrophic Accident Effect Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Catastrophically 英 ˌkætə'Strɒfɪk] 美