involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering 大灾难的;大灾祸的 a catastrophic earthquake. 灾难性地震。 ■involving a sudden and large-scale alteration in the state of something 大规模突变的 the body undergoes catastrophic collapse towards the state of a black hole. 天体经历了朝黑洞状态的大崩溃。 ■of or relating to geological catastrophism (与)地质灾变(有关)的
extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful 极不幸的;极不成功的 catastrophic mismanagement of the economy. 经济管理的巨大失误。