英 [ˈkætəklɪzəm] 美 [ˈkætəklɪzəm]
n. 灾难；大洪水，地震；（社会政治的）大变动
复数cataclysms
cataclysm /ˈkætəˌklɪzəm/
可数名词 A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm. 大变化; 大灾难
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
同义词： catastrophe
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
同义词： calamity / catastrophe / disaster / tragedy
(地震等的)灾变
灾变
灾变
,2009暴雪嘉暮年华上,暴雪颁布了魔兽世界新的材料片――《 大灾变 ( Catacly )》,在那个资 料片外,该玩野们借在诺森怨奋和巫妖王时,艾泽推斯 大灾变 产生了.
灾变
大变动
特大洪水;大变动
cataclysmic 大变动的；洪水的
cataclysmal 洪水的；大变动的
灾难；大洪水，地震；（社会政治的）大变动
disaster / earthquake / tragedy / calamity
Cataclysm is likely to be the biggest release of next year.
“魔兽世界·大灾难”很可能是明年发布的最畅销游戏。
The immediate cause for this cataclysm was the recession.
这次灾变的直接原因是这次经济衰退。
Some warned of a housing bubble, but almost none foresaw the resulting cataclysm.
也有些学者曾经警告人们有房市泡沫，然而几乎没有人预料到这个灾难性的结果。
For them the Great Recession is not a cute aphorism but a major cataclysm.
What we all know is that this country has been through the worst economic cataclysm of our lifetimes.
But Blizzard hopes that Cataclysm will help fight stagnation in World of Warcraft and keep paying users playing.
FORBES: 'World of Warcraft' Launches 'Cataclysm' Expansion To Keep Up Billion-Dollar Revenues