cataclysm /ˈkætəˌklɪzəm/ noun plural cataclysms
plural cataclysms
Learner's definition of CATACLYSM
: something that causes great destruction, violence, etc.大灾难；大动乱 [count]
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floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms洪水、地震和其他大灾难
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The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.这个国家勉强从战争的大灾难中幸存下来。
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— cataclysmic
/ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/ adjective [more cataclysmic; most cataclysmic]