catastrophic [ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk]

例句:

• The water shortage in this country is potentially catastrophic.
  这个国家的水资源匮乏可能会带来灾难性的后果。
  来自柯林斯例句
• His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
  他母亲的早逝给了他沉重的打击。
  
• Relegation to the Third Division would prove catastrophic.
  降到丙级将是灾难性的。
  
• The change could have catastrophic consequences for marine life.
  来自BBC
• Escaping gas can also spark catastrophic explosions and fires.
  来自SA
• What about the...Cretan thalassocracy, whose catastrophic demise is...incontrovertible?
  来自Times Literary Supplement