apocalyptic

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adj. 描述（歷史）大動(dòng)亂的；預(yù)示（未來）大災(zāi)變的；像世界末日的；嚴(yán)重的，災(zāi)難性的；（與）《圣經(jīng)·啟示錄》（有關(guān)）的，像《圣經(jīng)·啟示錄》中描述的；極其壯觀的，極其浮夸的；最高潮的，最具決定性的（戰(zhàn)爭等）

an apocalyptic view of history
對(duì)歷史抱極其悲觀的觀點(diǎn)
Parts of the ocean there look just absolutely apocalyptic.
海洋的很多區(qū)域看上去完全像是世界末日。
He attempts to explore dismal landscapes , where apocalyptic marches echo and thunder.
他試圖探索那些回響著神啟之音的凄涼之地.
an apocalyptic view of history
對(duì)歷史抱極其悲觀的觀點(diǎn)
Although ending the race to drink up before closing time has not moderated drinking habits, neither have apocalyptic predictions come to pass.
雖然在酒吧關(guān)門前停止斗酒沒能改變?nèi)藗兊娘嬀屏?xí)慣, 但是也沒有讓如世界末日般的預(yù)言得以實(shí)現(xiàn).

showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events

Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
Apocalyptic means relating to or involving predictions about future disasters and the destruction of the world.

啟示錄
This warning role of apocalyptic literature is becoming more and more prominent in the period of ecological crisis when the environment suffers severe destruction.
而在人類生存環(huán)境遭到嚴(yán)重破壞的生態(tài)危機(jī)時(shí)代,啟示錄文學(xué)的警世作用也越發(fā)突顯。
啟示災(zāi)難的