音标:[.kætә'strɒfik] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 悲惨的, 灾难的
s. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

词性分布:
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catastrophic的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic.换上严重疾病很可能会是一场经济灾难。
  2. The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic.全球气温上升的后果虽然并非即时发生,但可能潜伏着大灾难。
  3. My catastrophic car accident had left me unconscious and in critical condition.灾难性的车祸使我失去知觉,情况危急。
  4. The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences.会谈的失败可能会导致灾难性的后果。
  5. 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。

词汇搭配

  • catastrophe大灾难
  • catastrophic failure灾难性故障,突变失效...
  • catastrophic cancellation巨量消失
  • catastrophic fluctuation严重波动
  • catastrophic event灾变性事件
  • catastrophic degradation恶性退化
  • catastrophic code恶性码
  • catastrophic climax灾变性顶极(群落)...
  • catastrophic flood特大洪水
  • catastrophic creep灾变蠕变
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