英语词汇“catastrophically”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	catastrophically
释义	catastrophecatastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfi/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYcatastrophe Origin: 1500-1600 Greek katastrephein to turn upside down Collocations COLLOCATIONS► environmental/economic/financial etc. catastrophe The oil spill will be an ecological catastrophe. ► humanitarian catastrophe a humanitarian catastrophe (=a terrible event that makes people not have food, homes, medicine, etc.) in the Sudan ► prevent ... catastrophe Governments failed to prevent the catastrophe of World War II. 1a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death SYN disaster: environmental/economic/financial etc. catastrophe The oil spill will be an ecological catastrophe. a humanitarian catastrophe (=a terrible event that makes people not have food, homes, medicine, etc.) in the Sudan Governments failed to prevent the catastrophe of World War II.2an event or situation which is extremely bad for the people involved: The economy seems to be moving toward catastrophe. [Origin: 1500–1600 Greek katastrephein to turn upside down]—catastrophic /ˌkæt̮əˈstrɑfɪk◂/ adjective: a catastrophic fall in the price of stocks—catastrophically /-kli/ adverb
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