catastrophic

adj.

灾难的；惨重的，悲惨结局的；

catastrophic failure突变失效；灾难性故障

1. The contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic.
   换上严重疾病很可能会是一场经济灾难。
2. The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic.
   全球气温上升的后果虽然并非即时发生，但可能潜伏着大灾难。
3. My catastrophic car accident had left me unconscious and in critical condition.
   灾难性的车祸使我失去知觉，情况危急。
4. The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences.
   会谈的失败可能会导致灾难性的后果。
5. On this issue, the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
   在这个问题上，不采取行动将会带来灾难性的后果。

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Catastrophic cascade of failures in interdependent networks.
Catastrophic regime shifts in ecosystems: linking theory to observation
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize Talk: Catastrophic cascade of failures in interdependent networks
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Self-organized patchiness and catastrophic shifts in ecosystems.
Catastrophic ape decline in western equatorial Africa.
Forcing of the cold event of 8,200 years ago by catastrophic drainage of Laurentide lakes