catastrophic collapse

基本解释

But nor did the West offer Russia a Marshall Plan to stave off a catastrophic collapse in living standards.
但西方也没有向俄罗斯提供一个马歇尔救援计划来推迟其生活水平灾难性的崩溃。
Catastrophic collapse: More than three million colonies in America and billions of bees worldwide have died since 2006
灾难性崩溃：2006年以来美国有300多万，世界各地有数十亿蜜蜂死亡。
As well as this reduction in area, scientists believe that, hidden beneath the surface, the ice is growing ever thinner, setting up the Arctic for another sudden, catastrophic collapse.
除此之外，科学家们认为，在冰面之下冰层正逐渐变薄，这会导致北极地区另一次塌陷，而且将是灾难性的。

For as long as the catastrophic collapse of the euro zone remains a real possibility, it is hard to see that changing.
ECONOMIST: The euro
Considering the near-catastrophic collapse of the nation's financial system in the past couple of months, it seems more likely than not that somebody was asleep somewhere.
FORBES: Financial Crisis, Legal Boom