disastrous ♦︎ devastating ♦︎ catastrophicThese are all words to describe events and situations that cause great suffering or damage.这些词均表示极糟糕的、灾难性的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆disastrous / devastating / catastrophic for sb / sth◆a disastrous / devastating / catastrophic effect / impact / failure / defeat / fire / storm / flood◆disastrous / devastating / catastrophic consequences / results / events◆potentially disastrous / devastating / catastrophic◆particularly / quite / absolutely / utterly disastrous / devastating■disastrous dɪˈzɑːstrəs; NAmEdɪˈzæstrəs (ratherinformal) very bad, harmful or unsuccessful极其严重的;灾难性的;彻底失败的◆Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.降低利率可能给经济带来灾难性的后果。◆The church was rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1824.该教堂于1824年一场灾难性的火灾之后重建。◆It was a disastrous start to the season for the team.对于该队来说,这是本赛季一次灾难性的开局。 see also disaster ⇨ crisis▸disastrously
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◆How could everything go so disastrously wrong?怎么会事事都出这么大的错呢?■devastatingˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ causing a lot of damage and destruction; extremely shocking to sb破坏性极大的;毁灭性的;令人震惊的◆She was injured in a devastating explosion.她在一次毁灭性的爆炸事故中受了伤。◆It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.如果这家工厂倒闭,对当地社区将是一次毁灭性打击。◆It was then that she heard the devastating news that her father was dead.就在那时,她惊悉父亲去世的噩耗。 see also devastate ⇨ destroy, devastated ⇨ upset■catastrophicˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk; NAmEˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪkcausing great damage or suffering灾难性的;破坏性极大的◆Catastrophic floods inundated the region in 1636.1636年该地区发生了灾难性的洪灾。◆Increased tourism has been catastrophic for the local ecology.旅游业的发展给当地的生态造成了极大破坏。◆He may come to be blamed for the party's catastrophic defeat at the polls.也许他要面临为该党在民意测验中的灾难性失败承担责任。 see also catastrophe ⇨ crisis▸catastrophically
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◆The system has failed catastrophically.这个系统彻底崩溃了。NOTE辨析 Devastating or catastrophic?Both these words are used to describe the harmful effects of events such as war, fires and floods on the economy, the environment or people's lives. Devastating also describes events and news that deeply affect sb emotionally. Catastrophic also describes defeats and failures in politics.这两个词都用于描述战争、火灾、洪水等给经济、环境或人们生活所造成的有害影响。devastating还可描述重大精神打击,catastrophic还可描述政治上的失败。
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