catastrophic

catastrophic
adjective
  1. 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
  2. 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。
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catastrophically
adverb
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