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

• Any suffering that you have, he says, chalk it up to the suffering that comes with the apocalyptic fire this is testing you, again just endure it.
  他说，你遭受的任何苦难，记到随天启之火而来的苦难的账上，这是在考验你，再一次忍受之。
• The apocalyptic material there serves a different purpose than it did in Revelation and some other Christian and Jewish text.
  这里的天启内容和《启示录》里的，及其他基督教，和犹太教经文的意图不一样。
• I get so damned apocalyptic when I drink.
  当我喝醉的时候，得到些该死启示。
• AMC Networks Inc.'s apocalyptic zombie drama 'The Walking Dead' has drawn millions of television viewers.
  AMC广播网的僵尸剧《行尸走肉》（TheWalkingDead）吸引了数百万的电视观众。
• There's kind of an apocalyptic world view that I'll talk about also.
  另外，有一种启示的世界观，我待会将介绍。
• 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 but coherent, resolvable narratives are handbooks for mental survival.
  这种末日启示题材的故事，叙事连贯，且困难都最终得以解决，从而成了他们的精神生存手册。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。