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。
Extra ExamplesSome 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!
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDrastic is used with these nouns:- action
- change
- cut
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally applied to the effect of medicine): from Greek drastikos, from dran ‘do’.