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cataclysm

英 [ˈkætəklɪzəm]

美 [ˈkætəklɪzəm]

n.  (突然降临的)大灾难,大灾变,大动乱

复数:cataclysms 

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BNC.35007 / COCA.22077

牛津词典

    noun

    • (突然降临的)大灾难,大灾变,大动乱
      a sudden disaster or a violent event that causes change, for example a flood or a war

      柯林斯词典

      • 大灾难;剧变
        Acataclysmis an event that causes great change or harm.

        英英释义

        noun

        • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
          1. the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
          2. the earthquake was a disaster
          Synonym:calamitycatastrophedisastertragedy
        • a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
            Synonym:catastrophe

          双语例句

          • In my books I reveal the immense cataclysm that is going to torment the earth in the near future.
            在我的书我揭示了巨大的灾难,快要折磨在不久的将来地球。
          • World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will bring with it several changes to class talents and abilities.
            魔兽世界:灾难将会带来一些变化,以一流的人才和能力。
          • Cataclysm will improve the graphic engine of World of Warcraft once again and add a handful of new effects.
            大灾变将再一次改善魔兽世界的图像引擎,并且会增加一些新的效果。
          • Some people are swept into religious faith by a cataclysm in their life.
            有些人是经历了生活中的大变故才笃信宗教的。
          • So much better for all the rumors about a coming cataclysm to be related to a mere dirty snowball, a common comet!
            所以最好所有关于即将到来的大灾难的谣言都与一个小小的脏雪球,一个普通的彗星有关!
          • The cataclysm that would bring the world to an end.
            将把世界引向末日的大灾难。
          • The floods were a cataclysm from which the local people never recovered.
            经历了这场特大洪水,当地人民元气大伤,很难恢复。
          • It's a cataclysm for all mankind.
            这是对全人类的一场大灾难。
          • I wonder whether this limited solution is a proportionate response to such an economic cataclysm.
            我提出,对于如此规模的经济灾难而言,他这种有限的解决方案是否是一种适当的反应?
          • And if the cataclysm affected the Moon, it also affected the Earth& at a time when life was just beginning.
            如果这个大灾难影响月球,它同样也影响地球&在这个时候,生命刚刚开始。