drastic
drastic 英 [ˈdræstɪk] 美 [ˈdræstɪk]
adj. 激烈的；猛烈的
drastic measures, drastic changes 严厉的措施；剧烈的变化
The government is threatening to take drastic action. 政府警告说要采取断然措施。
- Something that is drastic is violent, forceful, and extreme. If you are saving for a car and you only have $50, you need to make a drastic change to your money accumulation scheme.
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- adj. 激烈的；猛烈的
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1. drastic measures, drastic changes
严厉的措施；剧烈的变化
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2. The government is threatening to take drastic action.
政府警告说要采取断然措施。
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3. a drastic shortage of food
食物的极度短缺
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4. Output has been drastically reduced.
产量已急剧下降。
- drastic (adj.) 1690s, originally medical, "forceful, vigorous, especially in effect on bowels," from Greek drastikos "effective, efficacious; active, violent," from drasteon "(thing) to be done," from dran "to do, act, perform." Sense of "extreme, severe" is first recorded 1808. Related: Drastically.
dras·tic / ˈdræstɪk ; ˈdrɑːstɪk ; NAmE ˈdræstɪk / adjective extreme in a way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on sth 极端的；急剧的；严厉的；猛烈的 ◆ drastic measures/changes 严厉的措施；剧烈的变化 ◆ The government is threatening to take drastic action. 政府警告说要采取断然措施。 ◆ a drastic shortage of food 食物的极度短缺 ◆ Talk to me before you do anything drastic. 你采取任何重大行动之前要跟我谈谈。 ▶ dras·tic·al·ly / ˈdræstɪkli ; ˈdrɑːstɪkli ; NAmE ˈdræstɪkli / adverb ◆ Output has been drastically reduced. 产量已急剧下降。 ◆ Things have started to go drastically wrong. 情况变得完全失控。 dras·tic / ˈdræstɪk ; ˈdrɑːstɪk ; NAmE ˈdræstɪk / dras·tic·al·ly / ˈdræstɪkli ; ˈdrɑːstɪkli ; NAmE ˈdræstɪkli /
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