drastic loss

基本解释

Portugal's slow-growing economy, drastic loss of competitiveness and high public and private indebtedness are all weaknesses that markets might put to greater test.
葡萄牙經濟的低成長、競爭力的急遽喪失、以及政府與民間的高額債務這些脆弱環節，可能在未來會受到市場進一步的測試。
Now, DOE scientists may have cracked a critical part of the superconductor mystery, opening the door to a grid that can carry electrical current over great distances without drastic energy loss.
現在，美國能源部的科學家們也許已經揭開了超導躰奧秘的一個重要部分，打開了一扇通往沒有大量能量損失的遠距離電流輸送電網的大門。
At 13, she says, "I pretty much stopped eating". After a drastic weight loss, friends began complimenting her figure and her family did not spot the dangers.
在她十三嵗時，她說，“我幾乎停止了進食”。在經過高強度的減肥之後，朋友們開始稱贊她的好身材，她的家人卻還沒有意識到危險性。

For the super rich, a drastic drop in the tax-free amount would have been a huge loss.
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This drastic change of heart must very well be the result of the Romney loss and the realization that if the Republicans want to be a positive factor in governing they must be realistic and give up their fervent opposition to any taxes at all.
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That the company turned from last quarter's loss to a profit despite reduced revenues shows that Thorsten Heins' drastic cost-cutting measures and restructuring of the entire company are working.
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