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catastrophal

/kat-uh-strof-ik/US // ˌkæt əˈstrɒf ɪk //

灾难性的,灾难性事件,灾难性后果,灾难性

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.

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Examples

  • Sparks and molten metal can land on a welder’s hands resulting in instant and catastrophic burns.

  • The American intelligence community had no idea about the catastrophic consequences that were about to enshroud our country.

  • It is a sobering journey, one that warns of catastrophic surprises that may be in store.

  • The catastrophic events of the past year have not shaken Collins’ beliefs.

  • As America faces the potential for catastrophic coronavirus spikes fueled by highly infectious variants, public health authorities remain wary of imposing the stricter measures adopted by other nations.

  • In the future, antibiotic resistance could have catastrophic consequences.

  • Most of them have insurance, and only a small percentage face catastrophic illness.

  • The result has been catastrophic for the poor and working poor.

  • TBIs can range anywhere from a mild concussion to catastrophic, fatal damage.

  • This is a catastrophic financial issue for everyone in the band,” Lee tells me, “and for just about all the musicians I know.

  • There was a sudden catastrophic whooshing roar and, wham, a tree took flame for roots.

  • Sometimes they dealt catastrophic blows to the center of Leptar's government and religion.

  • The Mosaic cosmogony is, in this sense, catastrophic, because it assumes the operation of extranatural power.

  • There was a spell, a hush over the world, to be broken by God-knew-what gentle awakening of activity, or catastrophic disturbance.

  • But this much I can say: the catastrophic results of that man's actions could not have been worse if he had been a saboteur.