cataclysmic

UK:  [.kætə'klɪzmɪk]

US:  [.kætə'klɪzmɪk]

adj.

1.大变动的

2.激烈的

3.剧烈的

4.泛滥的

5.灾害性的

1 . A default would be a cataclysmic event for the U. S. economy, its financial markets and, probably, for the rest of the world.
若是美国出现违约，对其经济和金融市场，甚至全世界都将有巨大影响。

2 . It is now almost a year since a cataclysmic week for quantitative funds heralded the beginning of the credit crisis.
定量运作基金（QuantitativeFund）的一周剧变吹响了信贷危机的前奏，此事距今已将近一年。

3 . Together these data make it clear that cataclysmic impact as a cause of mass extinction was the exception, not the rule.
综合这些资讯，我们很明确知道肇因于灾难性撞击的大规模灭绝，是例外而非通则。

4 . A bloodline that, if it were genuine, would be cataclysmic for the traditional Christian religions of the world.
这条血统关系如果是真实的，将会摧毁这个世界的传统基督教信仰。

5 . Think of nuclear fission: it generates useful energy but if it runs out of control you get a cataclysmic explosion.
这就像是核裂变反应：核裂变会产生巨大的能量，但一旦失去控制后果将是灾难性的。