catastrophic reaction

基本解释

The idea in 1974, when the law was passed, was to make skyscrapers safer, in part as a reaction to a catastrophic fire in Brazil.
1974年通过该法律的目的，是让摩天大楼更安全，这在很大程度上是受到了巴西一场惨重火灾的影响。
So many catastrophic events have struck the world in the past few weeks that a new phrase – “black swan fatigue” – has been coined to characterise the market reaction.
过去几周发生了太多灾难性事件，以至于人们创造出了一个新词——“黑天鹅疲劳”(black swan fatigue)——来描绘市场的反应。
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The most dangerous result is anaphylaxis, a whole-body reaction which can end in a catastrophic fall in blood pressure combined with breathing difficulties, sometimes resulting in death.
最危险的结果是过敏性反应。全身反应可能导致血压灾难性下降，并发呼吸困难，有时还会导致死亡。