catastrophic
UK/kætə'strɒfɪk/US/.kætә'strɒfik/
B2
Definitions
adj.
Causing sudden and great damage or suffering; disastrous
灾难性的，造成巨大损失的；毁灭性的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcatastrophe + -ic (adjective) = "having the nature of a catastrophe." It describes the cause or scale of ruin: a catastrophic failure is one big enough to count as a catastrophe.
Root strophe still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.catastrophic failure灾难性故障
- 2.catastrophic consequences灾难性后果
- 3.catastrophic damage灾难性破坏
- 4.catastrophic collapse灾难性崩溃
Example Sentences
- 1.
A single software bug led to catastrophic losses across the network.
- 2.
The effects of catastrophic climate change could be irreversible.
- 3.
The bridge collapsed in a catastrophic structural failure.