disastrous

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ A disastrous event has extremely bad consequences and effects. 災難性的
...the recent, disastrous earthquake. …那場最近發(fā)生的、災難性的地震。
2. disastrouslyADV 災難性地
The vegetable harvest is disastrously behind schedule. 蔬菜收割災難性地滯后于計劃。
3. ADJ If you describe something as disastrous, you mean that it was very unsuccessful. 非常失敗的
...after their disastrous performance in the election. …繼他們在競選中非常失敗的表現(xiàn)之后。
4. disastrouslyADV 非常失敗地
...debts resulting from the company's disastrously timed venture into property development. …該公司不合時宜地冒險投資房地產開發(fā)而導致的債務。

Pollution can have disastrous effects on the delicately balanced ecosystem .
No matter how disastrous the situation there always seems to be a funny side to it.
I tried to repaint the kitchen walls with disastrous results .
After a disastrous first month in office , many people are beginning to wonder if the new president is up to the job .
The cumulative effect of using so many chemicals on the land could be disastrous.