| 单词 | catastrophic |
| 释义 | catastrophic adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition | phrases verbs➤be, prove是灾难性的；证明是灾难性的adverb➤absolutely, truly极其／确实悲惨▸➤potentially潜在灾难性的preposition➤for对⋯是灾难性的◆potentially catastrophic for the environment可能对环境造成灾难性后果phrases➤something catastrophic悲惨的事情◆i worried every day that something catastrophic would happen.我每天都担心会有灾祸发生。 catastrophic /kætəstrɒfɪk; name kætəstrɑːfɪk/ causing great damage or suffering灾难性的；破坏性极大的◆catastrophic floods inundated the region in 1636.1636 年该地区发生了灾难性的洪灾。◆increased tourism has been catastrophic for the local ecology.旅游业的发展给当地的生态造成了极大破坏。◆he may come to be blamed for the party's catastrophic defeat at the polls.也许他要面临为该党在民意测验中的灾难性失败承担责任。 ➡ see also catastrophe → crisis ▸ catastrophically adverb◆the system has failed catastrophically.这个系统彻底崩溃了。note 辨析 devastating or catastrophic?both these words are used to describe the harmful effects of events such as war, fires and floods on the economy, the environment or people's lives. devastating also describes events and news that deeply affect sb emotionally. catastrophic also describes defeats and failures in politics.这两个词都用于描述战争、火灾、洪水等给经济、环境或人们生活所造成的有害影响。devastating 还可描述令人震惊的事件和消息，catastrophic 还可描述政治上的失败。☞ catastrophecatastrophicsee ⇨ disaster 2 cat·as·troph·ic /ˏkætə`strɑfɪk; ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk◄/adjcausing a lot of destruction or suffering 灾难性的:◇the catastrophic effects of the flooding 洪水的灾难性影响 |
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