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

• We know that in Cataclysm Deathwing is going to come back and destroy a lot of old world Azeroth.
  我们知道大灾变里死亡之翼将要回归，还会破坏掉旧艾泽拉斯大陆的很多地方。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's a cataclysm for all mankind.
  这是对全人类的一场大灾难。
• The cataclysm was too much for them! They've all gone mad!
  灾难对他们来说太严重了！他们都已经疯了！
• 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。
• A sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a cataclysm.
  灾变地表突然而猛烈的变动；灾变。
• 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。
• The cataclysm that would bring the world to an end.
  将把世界引向末日的大灾难。