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词根:cataclysm
adj.cataclysmal 洪水的;大变动的
n.cataclysm 灾难;大洪水,地震;(社会政治的)大变动
noun
flood, deluge
catastrophe sense 3a
a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolitionbroadly: an event that brings great changes
an international economic cataclysm
"涉及或具有灾难性质的",1837年,来自 cataclysm + -ic。相关词汇: Cataclysmical(1857); cataclysmically。
French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, from Greek kataklysmos, from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata- + klyzein to wash — more at clyster
The first known use of cataclysm was in 1599
catalepsynoun
a condition in which there is a loss of movement and the arms and legs stay in any position in which they are placed
catalepsynoun
a condition in which there is a loss of movement and the arms and legs stay in any position in which they are placed
catacombnoun
an underground place of burial—usually used in plural
catacombnoun
an underground place of burial—usually used in plural
cataclysmnoun
a great flood
a violent and destructive natural event (as an earthquake)
a violent social or political change
1 I was there—on the very rim of our age— when my mother’s cataclysmic intemperance, as you well know, catapulted me into the fever of contemporary existence.
2 What he taught me on this occasion was that the “Rite” is not just a cataclysmic trip to the dark side, but also an ingenious musical composition.
3 Could they be the leakage of gravitational waves caused by the cataclysmic collisions of supermassive black holes before the Big Bang?
它们是不是由大爆炸之前特大质量的黑洞灾难性的碰撞引起的引力波的漏泄?
4 The approach is well suited to Pearl Harbor, a cataclysmic event that had foreshadowings and, of course, immediate consequences.
5 When asked what kept him up at night, Musk feared all would be lost should a cataclysm occur before mankind could spread to the neighboring star systems.
6 And while the mood of the “Last Judgment” fresco is full-orchestra cataclysmic, ink sketches for it can be light, almost tender.
7 In "The Paper Chase," the legendary John Houseman gave life to a law professor who is both character and cataclysmic event.
8 We know that the world will not come to a cataclysmic end on December 21.
9 But because the presentation, and the clothes themselves, seemed to entirely ignore the cataclysmic context in which they would be worn.
10 Had that occurred, the consequences for every area of our economy would cataclysmic.
一旦出现彻底崩溃, 对我们经济中的所有领域都将造成灾难性的后果.
11 He heard the cataclysmic rending of stone and metal as the ground gave way.
12 The novel is famously unfinished: In a world poised to enter a cataclysmic war, definitive resolutions are elusive.
13 Analysts scrambled to determine the cause of such a cataclysmic financial disappointment.
14 Together, these forces proved cataclysmic.
事实证明,这些力量聚合在一起产生的后果是灾难性的。
15 A year has passed in Fleabag time since the cataclysmic events that defined her first season.
16 To follow through on their attraction would have potentially cataclysmic implications for both Jean and Véronique, but especially for Jean, for whom it would be a leap into the unknown.
17 The shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979, a firebird-style mix of blessing and curse that marks a turning point in the cataclysmic history of Western imperialism in the Middle East.
18 Michael Pietsch, the chief executive of Hachette Book Group, said that while some have prospered, there has been “a cataclysmic loss in the number of independent bookstores” over the last two to three decades.
19 We see that there are two pandemics killing Black Americans and it took this cataclysmic moment for people to really see what has been happening to us in this country for more than 400 years.
20 We had so much joy making it and it had such a cataclysmic, brutal ending.
3 糟糕的
sorry sad foul shocking embarrassing crappy shitty lousy ill deplorable ghastly crummy putrid lamentable minging a heck of a
4 剧烈
active severe sharp intense violent acute exquisite vicious raging blinding grievous racking wildly violently acutely intensity fury
5 极不成功的
6 大变动
7 灾难
trial trouble disaster suffering distress woe adversity misfortune calamity scourge ill misadventure infliction smashup tsuris
9 糟糕
sorry sad foul shocking embarrassing crappy shitty lousy ill deplorable ghastly crummy putrid lamentable minging poorly shoot a heck of a