drastic

1. ADJ If you have to take drastic action in order to solve a problem, you have to do something extreme to solve it. 極端的

Drastic measures are needed to clean up the profession. 需要采取極端的措施來整頓這個行業(yè)。

2. ADJ A drastic change is a very great change. 劇烈的

Foreign food aid has led to a drastic reduction in the numbers of people dying of starvation. 外國的食品援助使得因饑餓而死亡的人數(shù)大幅下降。

3. drasticallyADV 劇烈地[ADV with v]

As a result, services have been drastically reduced. 結果，服務被大大減少了。