"catastrophic" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 灾难性的

Definition

灾难性的事件会造成巨大损失、破坏或痛苦。它用来描述非常严重或灾难性的事件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Catastrophic'为正式用词，多见于新闻、科学或严重情形中（如'catastrophic failure'）。比'bad'或'serious'更强，不用于小问题。常见搭配有'catastrophic damage'、'catastrophic event'。

Examples

The earthquake caused catastrophic damage to the city.

地震给城市带来了**灾难性**的破坏。

A catastrophic flood destroyed many homes.

一场**灾难性**的洪水摧毁了许多房屋。

The power failure had catastrophic effects on the hospital.

停电对医院产生了**灾难性**的影响。

Losing all the data would be catastrophic for our business.

丢失所有数据对我们公司来说将是**灾难性的**。

The oil spill turned out to be catastrophic for wildlife in the area.

漏油事件对该地区的野生动物来说是**灾难性的**。

If the project fails now, the consequences could be catastrophic.

如果项目现在失败，后果可能会很**灾难性**。