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.
葡萄牙经济的低成长、竞争力的急遽丧失、以及政府与民间的高额债务这些脆弱环节，可能在未来会受到市场进一步的测试。
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.
现在，美国能源部的科学家们也许已经揭开了超导体奥秘的一个重要部分，打开了一扇通往没有大量能量损失的远距离电流输送电网的大门。
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.
在她十三岁时，她说，“我几乎停止了进食”。在经过高强度的减肥之后，朋友们开始称赞她的好身材，她的家人却还没有意识到危险性。

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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