apocalyptic

英 [əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk]

美 [əˌpɑːkəˈlɪptɪk]

adj.  描述(历史)大动乱的; 预示(未来)大灾变的; 似末世的; 像世界末日的

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19884 / COCA.12862

牛津词典

adj.

• 描述（历史）大动乱的；预示（未来）大灾变的
  describing very serious damage and destruction in past or future events
  1. an apocalyptic view of history
     对历史抱极其悲观的观点
  2. apocalyptic warnings of the end of society
     对社会末日骇人听闻的预警
• 似末世的；像世界末日的
  like the end of the world
  1. an apocalyptic scene
     末世景象

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 毁灭性的；世界末日的
  Apocalypticmeans relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
  1. ...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
• ADJ-GRADED 预示世界末日的；预示世界覆灭的；预示大灾难的
  Apocalypticmeans relating to or involving predictions about future disasters and the destruction of the world.
  1. ...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

英英释义

adj

• prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
  Synonym:apocalypticalrevelatory
• of or relating to an apocalypse

双语例句

• The institute's experts say the Mayas saw time as a series of cycles that began and ended with regularity, but with nothing apocalyptic at the end of a given cycle.
  研究所的专家们说，玛雅人认为时间是一个系列的周期，有规律地开始和结束，但某个周期的结束并不意味着任何预警。
• Who else was an apocalyptic prophet? Paul.
  还有谁是启示主义先知？保罗。
• 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。
• Most of the prophetical Apocrypha are apocalyptic in form.
  大多数是世界末日的预言伪经的形式。
• Apocalyptic language fuels the technology industry as much as venture capital does.
  末日之语跟风险投资都刺激了手机技术产业发展。
• All of the earliest followers of Jesus seemed to have been apocalyptic minded Jews, and that's the beginning of early Christianity.
  所有耶稣最早的信徒，似乎都是具有启示思维犹太人，这就是早期基督教的开始。
• Apocalyptic expectations, envisaging the end of the world as we know it.
  启示录的期待，展现了我们现在所了解的世界末日。
• You're not waking up from some apocalyptic vision with your heart pounding.
  你并不是心跳着从一个世界末日的梦境中醒来。
• Apocalyptic is one of those political kinds of forces in early Christianity, although certainly not the only one.
  天启是早期基督教那些政治类型，的力量之一，尽管显然不是唯一的。
• I get so damned apocalyptic when I drink.
  当我喝醉的时候，得到些该死启示。