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apocalypse n.世界毁灭；圣经新约之《启示录》；天启；大灾难 (1) 文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。(2) 他告诉我一个天启将要来到。(3) 他提出了一系列可能避免环境灾难的措施。 The apocalypse is the total destruction of the world, as prophesied in the biblical book of Revelation. Apocalypse can be used to describe utter destruction caused by war or natural disaster. The nuclear bomb attack on Hiroshima during World War II can be called an apocalypse because the devastation was so severe and so many lives were lost.

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英 [ə'pɒkəlɪps] 美 [ə'pɑːkəlɪps] (1) Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.(2) He told me of an apocalypse yet to come.(3) He proposed a series of measures that might ward off the environmental apocalypse. Apocalypse is a word that means "the end of the world" — or something so destructive it seems like the world has ended in a place, like a major earthquake. 1[N-SING 单数名词]世界覆灭；世界末日 The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world.   [usu the N]We live in the shadow of the apocalypse, of a catastrophe that will mean the end of the world itself.我们生活在意味着世界末日将要到来的灾难的阴影当中。

英语单词	apocalypse
英美音标	英 [ə'pɒkəlɪps] 美 [ə'pɑːkəlɪps]
中文释义	n.世界毁灭；圣经新约之《启示录》；天启；大灾难
英语例句	(1) Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse. (2) He told me of an apocalypse yet to come. (3) He proposed a series of measures that might ward off the environmental apocalypse.
中文例句	(1) 文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。 (2) 他告诉我一个天启将要来到。 (3) 他提出了一系列可能避免环境灾难的措施。
vocabulary简明	Apocalypse is a word that means "the end of the world" — or something so destructive it seems like the world has ended in a place, like a major earthquake.
vocabulary扩展	The apocalypse is the total destruction of the world, as prophesied in the biblical book of Revelation. Apocalypse can be used to describe utter destruction caused by war or natural disaster. The nuclear bomb attack on Hiroshima during World War II can be called an apocalypse because the devastation was so severe and so many lives were lost.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]世界覆灭；世界末日 The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world. [usu the N] We live in the shadow of the apocalypse, of a catastrophe that will mean the end of the world itself. 我们生活在意味着世界末日将要到来的灾难的阴影当中。

Apocalypse End World Destruction Total War 英 ə'Pɒkəlɪps] 美