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

• 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。
• No cataclysm has desolated the whole world.
  没有任何激变曾使整个世界变成荒芜。
• Heroic Strike will no longer be an "on next swing" attack, as we are removing this mechanic in Cataclysm.
  英勇打击不再是“下一次攻击时”，在大灾变中我们将会移除所有“在下一次攻击时使用”机制。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cataclysm ( Destruction)-Now also increases your chance to hit with Destruction spells by1% per point.
  灾变（毁灭）-现在每点也增加毁灭法术命中1%。
• The cataclysm that would bring the world to an end.
  将把世界引向末日的大灾难。
• It's a cataclysm for all mankind.
  这是对全人类的一场大灾难。
• 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。
• 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。