catastrophic

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster. 災(zāi)難性的
A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage. 地震引發(fā)的海嘯襲擊了海岸，造成了災(zāi)難性的損失。
The water shortage in this country is potentially catastrophic. 該國水資源的匱乏很可能是災(zāi)難性的。
2. ADJ If you describe something as catastrophic, you mean that it is very bad or unsuccessful. 極糟的; 失敗的
...another catastrophic attempt to arrest control from a rival Christian militia. …和敵對基督徒民兵組織爭奪控制權(quán)的再次慘敗。