cataclysmically
adverb literary uk/ˌkæt.əˈklɪz.mɪk.li/ us/ˌkæt̬.əˈklɪz.mɪk.li/
灾难性的
in a way that causes a lot of destruction or a sudden, violent change
Many wondered how the monumental twin towers could be toppled so easily and cataclysmically. 许多人想知道巨大的双子塔怎么会如此轻易且灾难性地倒塌。
We need an inquiry into what went so cataclysmically wrong. 我们需要调查发生如此灾难性错误的原因。
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- By a literal interpretation of Plato's chronology, Atlantis was destroyed cataclysmically around 9500-9600 B.C.
- Set in an isolated farming community, the plot focuses on a series of characters who become cataclysmically connected.
- So it was that we set off along a path which was to end so cataclysmically nine years later.
- A project that has been our entire focus for a year and a half has been cataclysmically unsuccessful.
- During a cataclysmically destructive event, an observant bystander happened to be in the right place at the right time.