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apocalyptic

美[ə'pɑkə'lɪptɪk]
  • adj. 启示录的;天启的

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英英释意


1. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
2. of or relating to an apocalypse

英文词源


apocalyptic (adj.)
1660s, "pertaining to the 'Revelation of St. John' in the New Testament," from Greek apokalyptikos, from apokalyptein (see apocalypse). Meaning "pertaining to the imminent end of the world" evolved by 1880s.

实用场景例句


an apocalyptic view of history
对历史抱极其悲观的观点

牛津词典

apocalyptic warnings of the end of society
对社会末日骇人听闻的预警

牛津词典

an apocalyptic scene
末世景象

牛津词典

...the reformer's apocalyptic warnings that the nation was running out of natural resources.
改革者发出的国家自然资源即将枯竭的末世警诫

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a gloomy and apocalyptic vision of a world hastening towards ruin.
未来世界加速迈向毁灭的暗淡而恐怖的景象

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Photographers occasionally use it as an apocalyptic backdrop.
倒是摄影师偶尔会把这里当作世界末日的背景.

期刊摘选

He attempts to explore dismal landscapes , where apocalyptic marches echo and thunder.
他试图探索那些回响着神启之音的凄凉之地.

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Although ending the race to drink up before closing time has not moderated drinking habits, neither have apocalyptic predictions come to pass.
虽然在酒吧关门前停止斗酒没能改变人们的饮酒习惯, 但是也没有让如世界末日般的预言得以实现.

《简明英汉词典》

Indeed, the latest projections from reputable climate scientists border on the apocalyptic.
真的, 来自一些著名的气候科学家的最新预测接近了启示录.

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Wish the earth wasn't apocalyptic.
希望地球不是世界末日.

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But the consensus around the Gulf Coast is turning more apoplectic and apocalyptic.
但在墨西哥湾海岸的舆论正变得越来越激烈和末世论.

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The reason is, I'm fascinated by the apocalyptic recovery.
原因是我对世界末日之后的恢复非常的着迷.

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The air is chill and stagnant, the language apocalyptic.
空气寒冷而污浊, 语言则是《启示录》式的.

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Nobody desires to return to chaos without having first experienced an apocalyptic vertigo.
世人只有体验过末世般的眩晕感,才会向往归于混沌.

期刊摘选

Indeed, the latest projections from reputable climate scientists border on the apocalyptic. Why?
事实上, 最近一次著名气候专家的看法已经非常吓人了, 为什么?

期刊摘选

Yet the movie's depiction of the fallout from climate change stretches reputable science to apocalyptic proportions.
然而,影片所描述的气候变化的后遗症把著名的科学理论夸张成天大的灾难.

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Some may bridle at the apocalyptic scenarios he raises but these often serve a legitimate purpose.
如果有了核武器,伊朗就可以对中东地区的温和政府采取行动而不用承担责任,并在当地开展军备竞赛.

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Parts of the ocean there look just absolutely apocalyptic.
海洋的很多区域看上去完全像是世界末日。

辞典例句

an apocalyptic view of history
对历史抱极其悲观的观点

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