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This news word is used during terrible situations: catastrophic.

这个单词在情况很糟糕的时候被使用：灾难性的。

The U.N. Children's Agency, UNICEF, says the situation is catastrophic.

联合国儿童组织， UNICEF 表示情况是灾难性的。

We estimate nearly 1.4 million children in Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen and South Sudan, where famine was just declared, to be severely malnourished and at imminent risk of death.

我们估计在尼日利亚、索马利亚、也门和南苏丹这些刚刚宣布爆发饥荒的国家，有近140万儿童将会严重营养不良并且很快将有生命危险。

Catastrophic describes something involving great damage or suffering.

“灾难性的” 一词描述涉及严重损害或灾难的事情。

It also means something that is extremely tragic or unsuccessful.

它还指一些极其悲惨或不成功的事情。

Catastrophic is the adjective form of the noun “catastrophe”.

“灾难性的”一词是名词“灾难”的形容词形式。

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