drastic
adjective /ˈdræstɪk/
/ˈdræstɪk/
- extreme in a way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on something
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 - a drastic reduction in their standard of living
他们生活水平的急剧下降 - Talk to me before you do anything drastic.
你采取任何重大行动之前要跟我谈谈。
- Some pretty drastic measures are required.
需要一些相当激烈的措施。 - That sounds a bit drastic!
听起来有点激烈！
Collocations DictionaryDrastic is used with these nouns:- action
- change
- cut
- …
词源late 17th cent. (originally applied to the effect of medicine): from Greek drastikos, from dran ‘do’. - drastic measures/changes