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单词 worst-case
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Definition of worst-case in English:

worst-case

adjective
  • (of a projected development) characterized by the worst of the possible foreseeable circumstances.

    作最坏打算的;为最坏情况的;为最不利条件的

    in the worst-case scenario, coastal resorts and communities face disaster

    在最坏的情况下,海滨度假胜地和当地居民将面临灾难。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • How can you seriously call yourself a safety regulator if you haven't even looked at your worst-case scenario?
    • Naturally, one can be overly pessimistic in assessing worst-case scenarios.
    • He says many predictions are based entirely on worst-case scenarios, and don't provide a balanced view.
    • The worst-case scenario for an employer would be for the whole 13 weeks of unpaid leave to be taken in short bursts at short notice.
    • In the worst-case scenario, the antagonism will get out of control and will paralyze the party.
    • Watch what happens to your energy when you choose not to engage in these worst-case scenario projections.
    • She should have asked for a worst-case scenario, as well as a best-case scenario.
    • So far, not one of these worst-case scenarios has come to pass.
    • Chilling as these figures are, they are worst-case scenarios.
    • Engineers tend to operate under worst-case scenarios, comparing the cost of building defences with likely damage.
    • The authorities now react to alleged threats with the worst-case outcome in mind, rather than taking a sober assessment of a situation.
    • In the worst-case scenario, ministers are preparing for mass evacuations of healthy people from cities.
    • For some companies the worst-case scenario may be to stay the same - no growth.
    • At its height the rioting far surpassed any worst-case scenario that senior police officers had been planning for since the middle of June.
    • He can only do the responsible thing in the face of uncertainty: assume a worst-case scenario.
    • The film depicts a worst-case scenario, where the shift is so sudden that most of the northern hemisphere is covered by ice within a couple of weeks.
    • But it looks to me like the planners made the mistake of planning for the worst-case scenario.
    • Now we know the worst-case scenario, which is that she is in prison for five months.
    • Davleyev said a worst-case scenario would be if one or two major facilities were infected by the end of the year.
    • Discussions about new technology, drugs, health or the environment invariably focus on worst-case scenarios.

Definition of worst-case in US English:

worst-case

adjectiveˈwərst ˈˌkeɪs
  • (of a projected development) characterized by the worst of the possible foreseeable circumstances.

    作最坏打算的;为最坏情况的;为最不利条件的

    in the worst-case scenario, coastal resorts and communities face disaster

    在最坏的情况下,海滨度假胜地和当地居民将面临灾难。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Engineers tend to operate under worst-case scenarios, comparing the cost of building defences with likely damage.
    • Naturally, one can be overly pessimistic in assessing worst-case scenarios.
    • Watch what happens to your energy when you choose not to engage in these worst-case scenario projections.
    • Discussions about new technology, drugs, health or the environment invariably focus on worst-case scenarios.
    • How can you seriously call yourself a safety regulator if you haven't even looked at your worst-case scenario?
    • But it looks to me like the planners made the mistake of planning for the worst-case scenario.
    • For some companies the worst-case scenario may be to stay the same - no growth.
    • Now we know the worst-case scenario, which is that she is in prison for five months.
    • He can only do the responsible thing in the face of uncertainty: assume a worst-case scenario.
    • He says many predictions are based entirely on worst-case scenarios, and don't provide a balanced view.
    • The worst-case scenario for an employer would be for the whole 13 weeks of unpaid leave to be taken in short bursts at short notice.
    • In the worst-case scenario, ministers are preparing for mass evacuations of healthy people from cities.
    • The film depicts a worst-case scenario, where the shift is so sudden that most of the northern hemisphere is covered by ice within a couple of weeks.
    • The authorities now react to alleged threats with the worst-case outcome in mind, rather than taking a sober assessment of a situation.
    • At its height the rioting far surpassed any worst-case scenario that senior police officers had been planning for since the middle of June.
    • Chilling as these figures are, they are worst-case scenarios.
    • Davleyev said a worst-case scenario would be if one or two major facilities were infected by the end of the year.
    • So far, not one of these worst-case scenarios has come to pass.
    • She should have asked for a worst-case scenario, as well as a best-case scenario.
    • In the worst-case scenario, the antagonism will get out of control and will paralyze the party.
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