cataclysm
US /ˈkæt̬.ə.klɪ.zəm/
UK /ˈkæt̬.ə.klɪ.zəm/
1.
大災變, 大洪水, 巨變
a large-scale and violent event in the natural world
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The eruption of the supervolcano caused a global cataclysm.
超級火山的噴發導致了全球性的大災變。
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Scientists are studying ancient geological cataclysms.
科學家正在研究古代地質大災變。
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大變革, 大動盪, 劇變
a sudden violent change in the political or social structure of a society
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The revolution was a political cataclysm that reshaped the nation.
這場革命是一場重塑國家的政治大變革。
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The economic crisis led to a social cataclysm.
經濟危機導致了社會大動盪。