| 单词 | catastrophic |
| 释义 | catastrophic (once / 4072 pages) adj Something catastrophic is very harmful or disastrous. When the stock market crashes, it’s a catastrophic event for investors. This is a strong word for terrible, harmful, devastating things. Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis are catastrophic weather events. A depression is catastrophic for the economy. In sports, if the star player is injured, that's catastrophic for the team. If a parent dies, that's catastrophic for a family. Scientists worry that climate change will have a catastrophic effect on the planet. Catastrophic events are severe and horrific. Stubbing your toe isn’t catastrophic: losing your leg in an accident is. WORD FAMILYcatastrophic: catastrophically USAGE EXAMPLESThe results of this permissive parenting are catastrophic. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) It warned that armed groups on all sides were preparing for “an even more catastrophic escalation of violence.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Later, the labs investigated whether nuclear war might cause dangerous climatic effects, such as catastrophic ozone depletion or “nuclear winter.” Salon(Dec 28, 2016) adj extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin a catastrophic depression catastrophic illness Syn ruinous harmful causing or capable of causing harm |
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