英 [ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk] 美 [ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk]
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
catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk/
形容词 Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster. 灾难性的
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。
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。
形容词 If you describe something as catastrophic, you mean that it is very bad or unsuccessful. 极糟的; 失败的
...another catastrophic attempt to arrest control from a rival Christian militia.
…和敌对基督徒民兵组织争夺控制权的再次惨败。
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
a catastrophic depression ; catastrophic illness
同义词： ruinous
巨灾-引用次数：100
There are plenty of measures to manage the catastrophic risks on a country’s level.
国家管理巨灾风险的具体措施很多。
突变
灾难性的
不要满足于尚可的工作表现，要做最好的，你才能成为不可或缺的人物听唉须要结尾了，梢公们听，也拉长了灾难性(Catastrophic)的便宜，在户外的光阴帧参考。特斯拉技能的时期度假的测验将一直对内里的人谁不忧虑与禽兽特斯拉的手指。
... expectancy n.期望 catastrophic adj.悲惨的，灾难的 actual adj.实际的，真实的，现行的，目前的 ...
灾难的 catastrophic; disastrous (destructive; devastating) 是真正的宾语 that you should stay with us .
... extraordinary items 非常项目 catastrophic 大灾难的 short-term liquidity 短期偿债能力 ...
catastrophe 大灾难；大祸；惨败
灾难的；悲惨的
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。
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。
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。
This is a potentially catastrophic disaster and the images of destruction and flooding coming out of Japan are simply heartbreaking.
VOA : special.2011.03.12
Because it says, your program will still give you a value, but it may not be what you intended, and you can't always tell, and that may propagate it's way down through a whole bunch of other computations before it causes some catastrophic failure.
因为这意味着，你的程序依然会返回一个值，但是这个值可能不是你想要的，你可能还分辨不出来，而且这种情况会传播,结果会沿着正果计算过程传播下去,直到产生一个灾难性的错误。
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That is what makes metal so fascinating, because metallic bonding allows the atoms to glide over one another without resulting in catastrophic failure.
所以这就使得金属具有了特别的性质，因为金属键使得原子可以,在彼此之间流动,而不会千万灾难性的后果。
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And,despite continuing bank failures, Geithner says America's financial system has also been rescued and a catastrophic credit squeeze has eased.
VOA : standard.2009.11.01
"Its failure could have resulted in a 1930s-style global financial and economic meltdown, with catastrophic implications for production, income and jobs,".
VOA : standard.2009.03.24
Despite a catastrophic conversion rate that generated unnecessary inflation, the move has been a heartening success.
The Law Society, representing solicitors in England and Wales, said that could be "catastrophic".
None of them do any original science on the theory of anthropogenic catastrophic global warming.
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