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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This event is catastrophic climate hit people.
  这是一次灾难性气候对人类的打击。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have no more oil fields. that's catastrophic.
  我们没有油田了，真是场灾难。
• Default by a state would be painful but not catastrophic.
  一个州出现违约将是痛苦的事情，但并非灾难性的。
• 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。