cataclysmic

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clys= to dash 猛冲

cataclysm n. 洪水

cata 向下 + clys 猛冲 + m → 向下猛冲的水 → 洪水

cataclysmic adj. 洪水的

cataclysm 洪水 + ic …的 → 洪水的

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As not so calamitous as a cataclysmic annihilation of the planet in consequence of a collision with a dark sun.

这一灾难还不像行星与隐蔽的恒星相撞时所发生的毁灭性剧变那样大。

Some of the worlds cataclysmic disasters are associated with climate change, such as floods and massive landslides.

世界上一些大的自然灾害都与气候变化有关,比如洪水和大面积山体滑坡。

You missed it entirely. A "post cataclysmic" world can be a higher density world where you would receive the nutrients that your body would thrive on.

你完全弄错了。大洪水后的世界是个高密度世界,你从中可以得到使身体变得强壮的营养物质。

Based on his research and the deciphering of mathematical codes left by ancient scholars, a cataclysmic event will soon overwhelm the planet.

根据他的研究和破译代码的数学留下的古代文人,一个灾难性的事件将很快超过地球。

It's not a story of 28-year-olds trying to save the world. It's a story of managing in times of cataclysmic change. It's about what our students do and need to say when they get into these organisations.

这不是关于28岁的年轻人如何试图拯救世界的故事,而是在大变革时期如何管理的故事,是关于我们的学生进入这些机构后能做些什么、需要说些什么。

With cataclysmic force, he burst through the ceiling of the elemental plane and brought destruction to Azeroth.

他用他那能引发大地灾难的力量炸开了元素位面的顶层并把一场大毁灭带给了艾泽拉斯。