worst-case

adjective
🔊/ˈwɜːst keɪs/
🔊/ˈwɜːrst keɪs/
[only before noun]
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  1. involving the worst situation that could happen最坏情况的
    • In the worst-case scenario more than ten thousand people might be affected.在最坏的情况下,有一万多人可能会受到影响。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWorst-case is used with these nouns:
    • scenario
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