n.大灾难,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
apocalypse (noun)1.
a) one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 to 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom - b.c. a.d.
b) capitalized - revelation
2.
a) something viewed as a prophetic revelation
b) - armageddon
3.
a great disaster - an environmental apocalypse
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
apocalypse (noun)a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction
SYNONYMS:
apocalypse, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle ( débâcle), tragedyRELATED WORDS:
bloodbath, collapse, crash, meltdown; Armageddon, doomsday, end-time; convulsion, paroxysm, upheaval; accident, casualty, fatality; misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap; blast, blow, double whammy, one-two ( one-two punch)NEAR ANTONYMS:
godsend, manna, windfall