cataclysm

cataclysm

英[ˈkætəklɪzəm]美[ˈkætəklɪzəm]

n.（突然降临的）大灾难；

复数：cataclysms;

形容词：cataclysmic;

例句

The extinct volcano’s eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city.死火山又重新喷发,对这座城市来说意味着大难临头。

The cataclysm flooded the entire valley.洪水淹没了整个山谷.

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 extinct volcano's eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city.死火山又重新喷发,对这座城市来说意味着大难临头.

同义词

cataclysm的同义词之：

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

大灾难；剧变

A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm.

英汉词典释义

n.

(突然降临的)大灾难

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;