单词 | cataclysmic |
释义 | cataclysmic (kætəklɪzmɪk ) adjective A cataclysmic event is one that changes a situation or society very greatly, especially in an unpleasant way. [formal] ...the cataclysmic events that were destroying his faith in humanity. Few had expected that change to be as cataclysmic as it turned out to be. Synonyms: disastrous, devastating, catastrophic, calamitous Collocations: cataclysmic change Moving from 1964 to 1980, the second episode of this series traces an era of industrial unrest and cataclysmic change. Times, Sunday Times It seemed the kind of place where not much had altered in a hundred years, even though in fact it had witnessed such cataclysmic changes. Times, Sunday Times It signals the start of a new age of spiritual enlightenment after cataclysmic changes take place. Times, Sunday Times Eclipsed in the popular imagination and history books by the cataclysmic changes that came after, 1913 was nevertheless, he argues, a time of great social upheaval. Times, Sunday Times She said during a question and answer session later that her own life experience showed that apparently cataclysmic changes could be benign. Times, Sunday Times His passing will surely have a cataclysmic effect. Times, Sunday Times Yet the 1914-18 conflict had as cataclysmic effect on the musical world. Times, Sunday Times Even artificial stardom, it seems, can have cataclysmic effects on your private life. Times, Sunday Times The script balances a tense thriller with an exploration of motherhood, media and the cataclysmic effects of an unthinkable event. Times, Sunday Times In both cases it took a cataclysmic event (in sporting terms) to provoke change. Times, Sunday Times When he was pressed for an explanation in 1698 he explained that the cataclysmic event had, indeed, occurred but it had somehow passed unnoticed. Times, Sunday Times Are they trying to prepare us for a cataclysmic event? The Sun It was the single most cataclysmic event in world history. Christianity Today Reconstructions and historical accounts depict the road that led to the cataclysmic event. Times,Sunday Times This would have resulted in a rapid and unsustainable increase in pressure, leading to a cataclysmic explosion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If they ever meet face-to-face in either universe, everything will be annihilated in a cataclysmic explosion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cataclysmic explosion of a supernova will generate an expanding shock wave consisting of ejected materials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are very luminous flashes of gamma rays heralding the death of distant, massive stars in cataclysmic explosions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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