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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

          • 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。
          • Queen Azshara will also play a major part in Cataclysm.
            艾萨拉女王同样扮演了重量级角色。
          • It's a cataclysm for all mankind.
            这是对全人类的一场大灾难。
          • 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。
          • Only a cataclysm such as a flood or earthquake would stop this football match.
            只有诸如洪水或地震那样的大灾难才能停止这场足球赛。
          • The people mysteriously vanished when the world was destroyed by an unknown and ancient cataclysm.
            当此处被古老未知的天灾毁灭之后,这个民族也神秘地消失了。
          • You know we are on the brink of another cataclysm.
            你就知道我们正濒临另一次大动乱。
          • And yet we shouldn't have needed the cataclysm to live life today.
            然而,本不该需要灾难来提醒我们过好今天的生活。
          • We have a pretty cool solution for Cataclysm if we can make it work.
            如果我们能让它运作的话,我们在大灾变中有很酷的解决方案。
          • 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。