dis·as·trous
adjective/dɪˈzɑːstrəs/
/dɪˈzæstrəs/
- very bad, harmful or unsuccessful
极糟糕的；灾难性的；完全失败的 - a disastrous harvest/fire/result
严重歉收／火灾；灾难性的结果 - Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.
降低利率可能给经济带来灾难性后果。 - 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec1- This could have equally disastrous consequences.
这会导致同样灾难性的后果。 - 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。 - The war ended in 1815 but was followed by a series of disastrous harvests.
战争于 1815 年结束，但随之而来的是一系列灾难性的收成。
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘ill-fated’): from French désastreux, from Italian disastroso, from disastro ‘disaster’. - a disastrous harvest/fire/result