catastrophic
灾难性
常用释义
英音[ ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk ]
美音[ ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk ]
基本释义
- adj. 灾难性的；极糟的，失败的；大规模突变的；（与）地质灾变（有关）的
考试频率
高考
考频：近七年出现1次
- adj.大灾难的
六级
考频：近六年出现6次
- adj.灾难性的
例句
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1·The water shortage in this country is potentially catastrophic.该国水资源的匮乏很可能是灾难性的。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·The minister gave a warning that if war broke out, it would be catastrophic.大臣警告说战争一旦爆发，将会是灾难性的。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage.地震引发的海啸袭击了海岸，造成了灾难性的损失。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·The report describes the catastrophic disintegration of the aircraft after the explosion.该报道描述了爆炸后飞机的灾难性崩解。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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5·Why was the explosion not catastrophic?为什么爆炸不是灾难性的？
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6·These catastrophic events caused more than $1.5 trillion in economic losses.这些灾难性的事件造成的经济损失超过1万5千亿美元。
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7·Though we've never had a catastrophic loss such as that, Gibbs and I did have a close call shortly before we decided to simplify.虽然我们从未经历过那样的灾难性损失，但吉布斯和我确实在我们决定简化程序之前进行了一次简短的密切通话。
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8·Even without such specific documentation, it is clear that impacts of this size do occur and that their results can be catastrophic.即使没有这样具体的记录，这种规模的影响也很明显是确实会发生的，而其结果可能是灾难性的。
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9·Earth's midsection bulges and the catastrophic land displacement caused a small reduction in the bulge, making the planet more round.地球中部是稍稍膨胀的，历经灾难的陆地位移导致了隆起的轻微减少，让地球变得更圆。
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10·His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.他母亲的早逝对他造成了毁灭性的影响。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络释义
- catastrophic failure : 突变失效；灾难性故障
同义词
adj.
灾难的；悲惨的
同根词
词根：
catastrophe
catastrophe
n
大灾难；大祸；惨败